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A marathon debate ended late Thursday with councillors having hacked a proposed 1.6% tax hike down to zero, thanks largely to cash diverted from reserve funds and nearly $3 million in employee-related matters that will reduce city hall’s staff levels. ...
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A marathon debate ended late Thursday with councillors having hacked a proposed 1.6% tax hike down to zero, thanks largely to cash diverted from reserve funds and nearly $3 million in employee-related matters that’ll reduce city hall’s staff levels. ...
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Two workers support each other as London, Ont. , Mayor Joe Fontana talks with locked out workers at the Electro-Motive plant in London, Ont. , on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. American-based heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. announced Friday it was closing... View Photo »
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We're prepared to give some information to the ombudsman. But I think he should understand there is certain solicitor-client information that must stay (private)
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In fact, in an unprecedented show of support for labour, both London Mayor Joe Fontana and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty are on record as saying Caterpillar has been unfair to the employees of Electro-Motive. Thursday afternoon I caught up with the...
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Tim Kavanagh A commercialization fund recently launched with the high-profile endorsement of Joe Fontana is being built on private-sector cash, with no plans to seek city hall money, its founder says. The London Economic Acceleration Funding Corp. , or...
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Some of that money may need to be paid back, once the workers can access employment insurance or a severance. Mayor Joe Fontana called that a valuable "bridging" option for those in serious need, though it's uncertain how many EMD workers are in such...
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A Nanos Research poll, released on Nov. 7, indicated that 58% of Canadians (and 73% of Canadians under the age of 30) viewed the (Occupy) movement favourably. This is in stark contrast to recent polls measuring the approval ratings of Mayor Joe Fontana (39% of Londoners would vote for him again) and Pri...
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More than 5,000 people attended a rally two weeks ago in support of the workers. Outrage over the closing flowed immediately Friday. The shutdown is "shameful," said London Mayor Joe Fontana. "It's despicable as to how Caterpillar has treated these...
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It’s insulting that these professionals feel I must be force-medicated. If I’m a free individual, should I not have control over what goes into my own body? I hope that before the next committee meeting, Mayor Joe Fontana, city councillors and city...
About Joe Fontana
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Joseph Frank "Joe" Fontana, PC, (born January 13, 1950 in Cellara, Cosenza, Italy) was a Liberal member of the Parliament of Canada for the riding of London North Centre, in London, Ontario. Full Article
