Metrolinx, the provincial transit agency has reached a $50-million deal to help fund a new religious and community centre in Thorncliffe Park where it’s also planning to build a rail yard. The agreement intends to make major upgrades to the Islamic Society of Toronto’s facility at 20 Overlea Blvd.
Deal promises child care space at $10 a day
New Brunswick is the latest province to sign a child care deal with Ottawa to create 5,700 new spaces. They say the average cost to parents of such a plan will be $10 per day by 2026. Ontario is said to be working on a similar scheme with Ottawa. Under the New Brunswick deal, the federal government is providing $491 million while the province is spending $53 million.
Legal meth, heroin? Could be, says Mr Trudeau
Some will see such a prospect as a slippery slope to an addiction hell but some countries have done it. Portugal legalized all drugs in 2000. Users may inject and swallow anything in their own homes.
