Roland Tanner – The 905er

Ward 2’s Kearns slams behaviour of Gazette’s Pepper Parr as “disgusting”, “unacceptable”

Roland Tanner — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 20:16:35 +0000

Parr "published a comment about me by a competitor that I should have my mouth duct-taped. He once again used this language directly in a more recent article - first hand."

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Lies, Damn Lies, and Election News

Roland Tanner — Tue, 10 May 2022 13:00:00 +0000

The election season stories are underway - in this case study we look out how the NDP managed to grab a bunch of column inches smearing Lisa MacLeod for not doing anything out of line at all, and Ontario's media just ... went along with it.

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(Updated) Evidence Supports Claim Burlington City Hall More Secretive Than in 2018

Roland Tanner — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 04:36:34 +0000

Can it be demonstrated unambiguously that Burlington is holding more closed session meetings that it did previously, and releasing less information about them? We look at the evidence.

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Burlington Goes on a Spending Spree—Behind Closed Doors

Roland Tanner — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 19:05:49 +0000

Burlington is the process of negotiating some major purchases of land, but the process and likely costs are almost entirely hidden from public view.

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Radically Good; Historically Bad? First Impressions of the Draft Housing Affordability Task-Force Report

Roland Tanner — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 21:18:20 +0000

TVO has today published a leaked details of the Ontario Government's Housing Affordability Task Force Report, due to be published next week. If the draft were implemented, it would fundamentally change development in Ontario cities. Roland Tanner argues there seem to be some very good, some potentially good, and some terrible recommendations.

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A Polite Suggestion to Ontario’s Big City Mayors: Shut Up

Roland Tanner — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 18:16:07 +0000

The mayors are at it again. What don't they understand about political interference in a public health issue?

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Living Wages Are Good For Ontario’s Businesses And Taxpayers

Roland Tanner — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 18:14:49 +0000

(First published January 2019) The Ontario Chamber of Commerce likes to claim all businesses oppose better wages. It's not true.

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Andrew Drummond to be Burlington’s NDP Candidate for 2022

Roland Tanner — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 18:55:20 +0000

The Burlington NDP riding association has announced it will be selecting Andrew Drummond as its candidate to face-off against PC incumbent Jane McKenna and Liberal Mariam Manaa at the 2022 election.

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Conservative Candidate’s Silence Leaves Vaccine Question Unanswered

Roland Tanner — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 13:00:00 +0000

At a pandemic election, vaccination status is a crucial question that tells us a lot about a candidate's beliefs. Yet Emily Brown in Burlington and other CPC candidates appear not to want to admit whether they are vaccinated or not.

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So you want to defend Ryerson?

Roland Tanner — Mon, 13 Sep 2021 18:34:48 +0000

If you care more about the name of a school than the bodies of thousands … and yes it is thousands … of children who died alone, separated from their loved ones, their way of life, their language, malnourished, abused, alone and confused, then I truly despair.

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