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    No to suing taxpayers, yes to refunding Bussin, council rules

    Rahul Gupta

    Posted by Rahul Gupta at 5:05 pm on August 6, 2009
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    Following the defeat of a controversial bylaw that would have given municipal politicians the right to sue members of the public with taxpayers’ money, a majority of Toronto councilors opted to support one of their own.

    On the second day of its monthly meeting, city council voted 26-2 against giving councillors the right to sue their critics with public money. Then, by a count of 25-5, council voted to reimburse Sandra Bussin for costs incurred from a libel lawsuit she had recently launched.

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    Parents and babies protest at Toronto City Hall against proposed daycare bylaw

    NewsFIX Staff

    Posted by NewsFIX Staff at 10:40 pm on June 9, 2009
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    A few dozen parents and babies brought their strollers to City Hall Tuesday to voice their displeasure over a proposed bylaw that would limit daycares in residential areas.

    Parent and protester Alison Gibbins said the new bylaw would add “another barrier” to affordable and accessible day care for families in Toronto. (More …)