TORONTO – A tax-free $200 rebate for all Ontario taxpayers: Prime Minister Doug Ford announced it today (see the video here), also anticipating that those with children will get more. “Because we know that children are more expensive, parents will receive an additional $200 for each child,” Ford said. That could mean a family of five with three children under the age of 18 could receive $1,000. →
TORONTO – Generous donation to the SickKids Foundation to support the children’s hospital: the Minturno Social Club, last Saturday – during a party held at the Jewel Event Center in Woodbridge – presented a check for half a million dollars to meet the highest priority needs of the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, thereby helping “SickKids” continue to provide world-class pediatric care, research and education. →
TORONTO – Following the Canadian Premier of Stardust: The Story of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown at the ADFF Film Festival here in Toronto, Director Jim Venturi spoke with Corriere Canadese to discuss this intimate portrait of two of the most influential architects of the 20th century. Directed by Jim Venturi, Written by Anita Naughton.
TORONTO – Abolish the federal sales tax on “sustainable” new real estate construction, to reduce mortgage costs and speed up home construction. The proposal was launched today by Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre: at a press conference in Ottawa he announced that, if elected prime minister, he would cut sales tax on new homes sold for less than $1 million. →
TORONTO – Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Canada is still “an open country” after the Liberal government announced plans to reduce the expected number of new arrivals. →
