Geordie Gwalgen Dent

The Numbers Game Continues

Gwalgen Dent — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 23:10:45 +0000

City of Toronto Budget Still Leaving Homeless Out In the Cold

"Every time winter's extreme cold claims a life, we have failed the homeless" wrote Leilana Farha, as the title of an article in the Guardian in 2015. Farha is the UN S

Four Blocks from Hell

Gwalgen Dent — Sun, 28 Sep 2014 20:29:58 +0000

Ebola and Health Care Collapse in Liberia

Authors Note: The main person interviewed for this story (John) has had his name changed due to fear of reprisal from work.

John was working for an Ontario mining company doing exploration drilling in Liberia. He had been there on and off for a couple years when the ebola outbreak hit Monrovia, the capital.

List of Protests that Federal Government is Tracking Released

Gwalgen Dent — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 18:12:05 +0000

List Tracks Protests Back to 2006

A list of protests, demonstrations and events being tracked by Ottawa was released today after Nova Scotia MP, Scott Brison requested data from the Public Safety Canada department.

The list shows the date of the event, a short summary of the event and the source doing the tracking which includes several Federal departments, the RCMP and media articles.

Files attached to this post:

q-580_-_brison_-_protest_monitoring.pdf

Klein Launches Climate Call Against Capitalism

Gwalgen Dent — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 03:10:31 +0000

Naomi Klein's Latest Tackles Billionaires, Big Oil and Moose

On September 15th, and in front of a packed library crowd, Naomi Klein, officially launched This Changes Everything, her new book about climate change and capitalism.

Scarborough School Trustee "Reserves the Right" to Discriminate Against Trans People

Gwalgen Dent — Fri, 05 Sep 2014 02:32:14 +0000

Also "Reserves the Right" to Violate the Ontario Human Rights Code

Poor Sam Sotiropoulos.

Another Precarious Labour Year

Gwalgen Dent — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 02:29:20 +0000

Basic Standards for Workers Still the Issue for May Day

One year ago, thousands of workers and Torontonians took to the streets decrying the death of thousands of garment workers in Bangladesh, strike-breaking tactics

Still a Numbers Game

Gwalgen Dent — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 02:07:31 +0000

City Problems Still More Politics Than Dollars

Has Rob Ford saved $1 billion dollars? Is the City in bad fiscal shape? What is the best way to raise revenues and increase and improve services for the public?

Wolves of Bay Street

Gwalgen Dent — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 22:43:19 +0000

System allows fraudulent activity to continue at every level for years

What does it take to stop a tax cheat using offshore companies to bilk investors of hundreds of thousands of dollars?

At 121 Glenforest Road in Teddington Park, Toronto Alex Elin and Richard Mellon ran several shell companies including Crown Capital Partners, Legacy Mining Corp, Karp Mineral Resources and JEJE investments among others.

Blog: Tony Clement and South-Africa Apartheid

Gwalgen Dent — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 05:26:47 +0000

Skeletons in the Closet for Some Canadian Conservatives

@missrrachel Total lie.

Open Season on Canada for Tax Cheats

Gwalgen Dent — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 03:23:45 +0000

Auditor General Shows the Rich are Hiding Money with Impunity

The Canada Revenue Agency has no systems to go after large groups of rich tax cheats according to the Canadian Auditor General's fall report.

The report, which looked at data leaked to the CRA in 2007 from offshore accounts in Liechtenstein, found 182 people had been stashing money.

Toronto and the Offshore Leaks

Gwalgen Dent — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 00:43:31 +0000

TMC digs deep, follows the money, names the names

On the journalism-excitement scale, taxes and finance tend to rank pretty low. Far below tales of our current mayor and his connections to murders, drugs and illegal activity.

The Lebowski Blog

Gwalgen Dent — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 03:40:31 +0000

Canada Leading Rear-Guard Action to Protect Tax Cheats at the G8

Where's the f'ing money, Lebowski?

The Lebowski Blog

Gwalgen Dent — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:24:59 +0000

When Canadian Companies Attack!

"Where's the f'ing money, Lebowski?"

Fresh Blood

Gwalgen Dent — Thu, 02 May 2013 03:22:56 +0000

Joe Fresh Shut Down During Mayday protest

Toronto - Joe Fresh and Loblaws faced a backlash from their sweatshop labour practices today as May Day protests forced them to close a location in downtown Toronto.

On a day when Loblaws announced a 40% increase in their profit, workers at the Rana Paza factory site in Savar, Bangladesh announced an updated death-count of over 400 people.

Not on the Radar

Gwalgen Dent — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:12:14 +0000

Porter Airline Refuelers Strike Hits 3rd month

Toronto - Blocking traffic, arguing with police and blowing on vuvuzelas might sound like your standard strike activity. But's for a small union on its first strike, it can be a daunting task.