Rosario Marchese

No jets: Stand up for Toronto’s waterfront!

The public wants a sustainable and vibrant waterfront, and the public has been clear that this does not include mega-malls and Ferris Wheels and mega-casinos, and it does not include a mega-airport either.
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Condo Act reform must include consumer protections

The government’s Condo Act review has little to say about unscrupulous developers, shoddy construction or the shortcomings of the Tarion Warranty Corporation, which too often fails to adequately protect new condominium buyers. If the government doesn’t address these concerns, future condo buyers will keep getting ripped off.
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Bill 20 to free Toronto from the OMB passes second reading

On March 7, my bill, entitled Respect for Municipalities Act (City of Toronto), passed second reading in the Legislature, with support from members of all parties in the House. My bill now goes to the Finance and Economic Affairs Committee for further review.
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Rosario Marchese

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Rosario's News

Is the Ontario Municipal Board out of control?

In March, I introduced Bill 20, entitled Respect for Municipalities Act (City of Toronto), to free Toronto from the oversight of the Ontario Municipal Board. With a professional planning department and an official growth plan, I believe Toronto does not need a team of pseudo-judges to override and dictate our city’s interests. In decision after [...]

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NDP’s Pan Am pitch to Liberals: don’t turf community voices

. “Regrettably, these decisions by TO2015 will leave Brampton without a presence in the Games. The lost direct economic, media and legacy impact associated with the Games and future regional, provincial, national and international caliber tournaments and other events that the Games could generate is significant.” – City of Brampton staff report, February 15, [...]

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Marchese: Please don’t stop the music

NDP calls on Liberal government to reverse arts education cuts QUEEN’S PARK — With students and parents at Queen’s Parks today to fight proposed cuts to itinerant music teachers and music instruction in their schools, this morning in the legislature Trinity-Spadina MPP Rosario Marchese called on the government to stop its attack on arts education. [...]

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