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CANADIAN POLITICS TORONTO:
NO TO BUDGET CUTS IN TORONTO:
The following call out for protest against proposed budget cuts in the City of Toronto comes from the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP).
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[ocap] Stop the Cuts - Final Ford Budget Showdown!
Important Update on City Cuts:
[ocap] Stop the Cuts - Final Ford Budget Showdown!
Important Update on City Cuts:
1) January 17th Mobilization: Final Budget Showdown
2) What you need to know about the 2013 City Budget
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1) Final Budget Showdown
Toronto vs Ford!
Toronto Stop the Cuts Rally and Action
January 17, 5:30pm
City Hall
**Join OCAP and the Downtown East Committee as we meet up and march together to City Hall: 4:30 pm at Moss Park (Queen and Sherbourne)
On January 17th-19th, City Council will vote on the 2012 budget. Ford and his buddies want to cut nearly $90 million in services, even though the city has a surplus of at least $140 million. They plan to slash services, hike fares and user fees, and lockout or layoff workers when there is actually enough money to improve life in this city.
Toronto Stop the Cuts has been organizing in neighbourhoods across the city to build powerful resistance against Ford and his cuts. On January 17th, we are all coming together for a Final Budget Showdown - a rally and actions to oppose the cuts and demand an expansion of city services for all!
Join us - together we can Stop the Cuts!
More info:
Get involved:
Join a neighbourhood committee
Learn more about the cuts
To endorse, email tostopthecuts@gmail.com
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2) What you need to know about the 2012 Toronto City Budget?
First, there is no $774 million deficit. In fact, there is a $154 million surplus.
Second, the Budget Committee votes on a draft Budget on January 9th. This budget is amended by the Executive Committee on January 12th and then sent to the full Council. All City Councilors debate the Budget on January 17th and will vote on the budget on the 17th, 18th, or 19th.
This is not just about stopping cuts and layoffs or ensuring that there are no more user fees in the city. The fight now is to ensure that the 2012 Toronto Budget invests more in services for poor people and undocumented people, in immigrant neighbourhoods, for disabled people, for youth and the elderly. It is to roll back the 10% budget cuts that have taken place.
Here are three things you can do to make this happen. Remember, now is the time.
1. Come to Final Budget Showdown: Toronto Vs Rob Ford Rally and Action& bring friends! January 17, 2011, 5:30pm
City Hall
2. Take time off work, school or other commitments and go to City Hall.
January 17, 18 & 19
9:30 am onwards.
Council Chambers
This is when they will be discussing the City Budget.
3. Visit, call and write these 9 Councilors
Tell them that you are part of the Toronto Stop the Cuts Network, a neighbourhood organization with 10 chapters in all corners of the city.Tell them that they should not support any cuts, layoffs, reduction of services, or user fees in the Toronto City Budget 2012. In fact, with a Budget surplus, now is the time to invest in services for poor people, undocumented people, disabled people, elderly and children. It's time to build a Toronto for all.
(See see http://www.torontostopthecuts.com/uncategorized/read-and-sign-the-toronto-declaration/ for more ideas)
(If you live in one of these wards, try and get your entire street, or building to sign a petition and drop it off at their offices.
Sample petition: http://goo.gl/YucNn
Online Petition also available:
1. Michelle Berardinetti Scarborough West
Phone: 416-392-0213 Email: councillor_berardinetti@toronto.ca
2. Mike Thompson- Scarborough Centre
-Phone: 416-397-9274 Email: councillor_thompson@toronto.ca
3.Chin Lee- Scarb-Rouge River
-Phone: 416-392-1375 Email: councillor_lee@toronto.ca
[These coucillors will be at Scarborough Civic Centre on Tuesday, January10 at 7:30 p.m. Register to speak: scc@toronto.ca or 416-396-7287]
4.Josh Colle- Eglinton and Lawrence
Phone: 416-392-4027 Email: councillor_colle@toronto.ca Meeting: January 11, 6:30 p.m. at Glen Long Community Centre, 35 Glen Long Avenue (west of Dufferin, north of Glencairn)
5. Josh Matlow - Trinity St. Pauls
Phone: 416-392-7906 Email: councillor_matlow@toronto.ca Meeting: January 11, 7-9 p.m. at North Toronto Memorial Community Centre,200 Eglinton Avenue West
6.Jaye Robinson
Phone: 416-395-6408 Email: councillor_robinson@toronto.ca
7.Mary-Margaret McMahon
Phone: 416-392-1376 Email: councillor_mcmahon@toronto.ca
8.Gloria Lindsay Luby
Phone: 416-392-1369 Email: councillor_lindsay_luby@toronto.ca
9. Cesar Palacios- Davenport-Perth
Phone: 416-392-7011 Email: councillor_palacio@toronto.ca
(This info has also been posted here: http://www.torontostopthecuts.com/petition-to-councillors/ )
4. Check the Stop the Cuts Web Calendar For Other Upcoming Events/Meetings:
Davenport Public Meeting - Voice your concerns! Stop the Cuts!
Location: Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood & Community Health Centre, 1900 Davenport Rd.
Time: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Co-Hosted by: Bread & Bricks Davenport West Social Justice Group and Davenport Stop the Cuts Committee