The new deadline for filing papers to run in the Toronto General Election is September 14. The election is October. 22. The change was necessary after the Ontario government shrunk City Council from 47 wards to 25 and fix the ward boundaries to those used for federal and provincial elections. Also Thursday, a poll done by Navigator indicates that nearly half of Toronto voters favour a smaller City Council.
TESLA SUES ONTARIO
Tesla, Inc. will sue the Ontario government over what it calls unfair treatment in the cancellation of a program providing rebates to residents who bought electric vehicles. In an application for judicial review, Tesla Motors Canada says the decision by Premier Doug Ford’s government to cancel the program in July left hundreds of its customers no longer eligible for rebates they expected to get when they ordered their vehicles. It claims that Tesla was singled out and that purchasers of other brands will still get rebates during a transition period.
GUILT HOLIDAY COMING
The federal government will move forward to create a statutory holiday dedicated to reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. The holiday will be aimed at remembering the legacy of residential schools and reflecting on a path toward reconciliation, he said in Saint-Eustache. If Parliament does approve a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a statutory holiday, it would only apply to federally regulated workplaces — the civil service, marine ports, airports, airlines and telecommunications companies, according to Canadian Press.
