The story continues.Yesterday the chairman of OGLA,Paul Godfrey, attended on the Premier in her office.When he left he told the press OGLA would create a formula that would apply equally to all cities.
The Premier had already made a statement to the house that all cities world be dealt with equally
Under the same rules.
Obviously some face saving was going on.
Paul Godfrey is a veteran of municipal politics.He started in the sixties as a Councillor in North York.
I believe he served as Chairman of Metro Council for a time
It's unlikely figures announced for Toronto to receive on location of a casino were calculated without the benefit of a formula
It's even less likely the formula would not be based on a potential market for a casino.
Ottawa could not possibly compete with the GTA in terms of market . They simply do not have the numbers nor the variety of means of access.
Ottawa is a beautiful city .Apparently they have agreed to host a casino.
They certainly need the revenue. The city is shabby. As is Toronto.
There's a reason for that. But it's another story.
In response to a comment yesterday about a tunnel. I only know about subway tunnel. A bridge to the island was the project mentioned here.
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I see the committee of inquiry into the cancellation of the generating plants is shedding light on the situation. The
The Mayor of Burlington has testified how bad those generating plants would have been for the health of Burlington residents.
Too bad the Mayor of Burlington isn't accountable for the cancellation.
The Ontario Power Authority is said to be responsible for choosing the sites.
I've heard Ontario Hydro was muscled out and the Honourable Dalton McGuinty was very much involved in the decision.
We know the Minister of Energy ,Chris Bentley resigned his post and left politics altogether. With nothing else being said, I think that helps to obscure the picture.
And I think ,,since the legislature was prorogued and McGuinty resigned. There has been a desperate attempt to rescue him from a predicament.
I don't think any politician can waste 828 million dollars of public resources for a strictly political reason and expect to escape unscathed...whether in or out of office.
There will be plenty of casinos to go around. In Europe, most cities have at least one, often located in or near the main tourist areas and hotels with access by train and road. A close-by airport is also handy and in some airports there is a casino right inside. They do not need to be enormous like those in the States.
ReplyDeleteMcGinty is going to have to wear his failure. Cutting & running doesn't cut it in the long term. Being held accountable - that's not too likely but one can always hope.
ReplyDeleteA crew from the province is working overtime in Aurora. A bus sunk, back wheels went goofy, into a large pothole on Yonge north of Wellington.
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