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January 5, 2009
- "Toronto
plays hardball on York subway extension"
(The National Post: Allison Hanes) |
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Councillor Mike
Del Grande (Scarborough Agincourt) said perhaps the city should
tack on more conditions, like adding more tracks to allow for
express trains, which will protect the interest of Toronto riders
and prolong the life of the massive investment into the future..
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December 28,
2008 - "Miller's
T.O. is now 'Tax-onto'"
(The Toronto Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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Del Grande says
he's heard from plenty of people who are "hard-pressed" to pay
their taxes next year and "can't wait" to get rid of Miller.
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December 7,
2008 - "Miller's
yes men in place"
(The Toronto Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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Take what happened
when Coun. Mike Del Grande endeavoured to question Miller about
a memo his office recently sent to just 22 councillors (known
to regularly vote with the mayor) offering a temporary solution
to the many problems with the new gray garbage bins. Instead
of apologizing, the mayor had a hissy fit.
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December 2,
2008 - "Mayor
not sorry for memo"
(The Toronto Sun: Bryn Weese) |
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"This basically
disenfranchises myself as a councillor and it disenfranchises
my community," Councillor Mike Del Grande charged at yesterday's
council meeting. "I'm concerned about the divisiveness of this
chamber," added Del Grande, who did not receive the memo.
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December 2,
2008 - "Partisanship
gums up key debate"
(The Toronto Star: Royson James) |
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Councillor Mike
Del Grande rose on a point of privilege. His rights as a councillor
were abridged, he claimed, when the mayor's office sent out
a memo to some councillors – news reports indicated only the
mayor's supporters got the memo – giving them valuable information
about some foul-ups in the start of the new pay-as-you-throw
waste management system.
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November 18,
2008 - "Miller
enemies take trashing"
(The Toronto Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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THE HAVE-NOTS (those
councillors who were not sent the memo): Paul Ainslie; Brian
Ashton; Maria Augimeri; Mike Del Grande; Mike Feldman; Rob Ford;
Mark Grimes; Doug Holyday; Cliff Jenkins; Chin Lee; Peter Milczyn;
Denzil Minnan-Wong; Frances Nunziata; Case Ootes; Cesar Palacio;
John Parker; Anthony Perruzza; Bill Saundercook; David Shiner;
Karen Stintz; Michael Thompson and Michael Walker.
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November 17,
2008 - "Mayor’s
critics feeling ever-more frozen out"
(The National Post: Allison Hanes) |
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Mr. Del Grande said
he has no interest in being just a critic, but complained the
mayor isn’t interested in discussing alternative approaches
or sharing credit for ideas.
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November 13, 2008 - "Feeding
time for zoo politicians"
(The Toronto Sun: Antonella Artuso) |
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Councillor Mike
Del Grande was given 25 passes in 2007. "I still got 25 (passes)
-- I could show them to you," Del Grande said. I could have
looked like a hero, just handing them out to people, then people
feel obligated towards you. It's vote-buying, as far as I'm
concerned."
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November 7, 2008 - "Confusing
first week under new garbage system"
(The National Post: Allison Hanes) |
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But the biggest
frustration has been communication from the city – wrong information,
conflicting information or no information because the phone
line was simply busy.
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November 6, 2008 - "'News'
from city hall or the ministry of propaganda?"
(The National Post: Allison Hanes) |
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Councillor Mike
Del Grande (Scarborough Agincourt) said he has to fund his own
newsletter out of his office budget, and so should Mr. Miller
– especially since after leafing through the 24-page newspaper
he found at least eight references to the mayor.
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October 16, 2008 - "Moscoe's
really crappy idea"
(The Toronto Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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The motion passed
3-2 with Moscoe, Sandra Bussin and Anthony Perruzza in favour
and Mike Del Grande and Denzil Minnan-Wong opposed (Rob Ford
was missing in action).
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October 5, 2008 - "City's
Right Needs to Unite"
(The Toronto Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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Those councillors,
Mike Del Grande and Denzil Minnan-Wong, stuck it out at the
meeting for the entire day -- as unwelcome as they were made
to feel by the mayor and his complicit minions.
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September 28, 2008 - "$311,000
rubber stamp"(The
Toronto Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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Added Mike Del Grande:
"This will have a ripple effect in the whole system (bureaucracy)
... people (civil servants) will think it's fixed and will be
afraid now to say what's on their minds."
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September 25, 2008 - "Pennachetti
new city manager"
(The Toronto Star: Donovan Vincent) |
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Councillor Mike
Del Grande argued that appointing Pennachetti is in keeping
with the so-called "strong mayor'' system Miller has adopted
at city hall. The system has resulted in vesting more decision-making
powers in a hand-picked executive committee.
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September 25, 2008 - "Fort
City Hall"
(The Toronto Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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Coun. Mike Del Grande
says he's heard from a number of colleagues that they've just
given up. "They say, 'what's the point?' ... everything's controlled
... they're just filling a seat," he said.
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September 16, 2008 - "New
blow for zoo as councillor quits"
(The Toronto Star) |
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The Toronto Zoo's
embattled board of directors has lost another member with the
resignation of Councillor Mike Del Grande.
Del Grande's resignation – effective yesterday – comes a week
after the City of Toronto's nominating committee rejected two
candidates proposed by the zoo board to fill vacancies.
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August 1, 2008 - "City doing business with man it's suing"
(The Toronto Star: Paul Moloney) |
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"We should know
when somebody is not up to date with the city," Del Grande said.
"These types of things should be co-ordinated."
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July 28, 2008 - "Mayor proposes successor to city manager
minutes after her resignation"
(The National Post: Melissa Leong) |
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“The money is good
here at city hall. There has to be a significant motivation
for people to want to leave,” Mr. Del Grande said.
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June 3, 2008 - "Councillors
gather support to quash mayor's bid for more powers"
(The Mirror: Maria Tzavaras) |
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While the meeting
was held to voice councillors' opposition and hear public concern,
there seemed to be more statements critical of Miller than questions
about what the granting of the new powers would mean. Speakers
would express disappointment with a decision made by Miller
and then ask the audience, "Do you feel the mayor should have
more power?"
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May 29, 2008 - "Strong
mayor system up for debate in Scarborough Monday"
(The Scarborough Mirror: Mike Adler) |
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The group, which
includes Ward 39 (Scarborough-Agincourt) Councillor Mike Del
Grande, Ward 36 (Scarborough Southwest) Councillor Brian Ashton,
Ward 11 (York South-Weston) Councillor Frances Nunziata, Ward
25 (Don Valley West) Councillor Cliff Jenkins, Ward 5 (Etobicoke-Lakeshore)
Councillor Peter Milczyn and Ward 17(Davenport) Councillor Cesar
Palacio signed a letter last week telling Miller of their concerns.
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May 8, 2008 -
"Miller's sanitized City Hall"
(The Toronto Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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Coun. Mike Del Grande has been told
by staff that "literally everything" now goes through the mayor's
office -- even agendas from the city's agencies and boards --
where things are "sanitized.
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April 25, 2008 - "Councillors
question need for more mayoral powers"
(The Scarborough Mirror: David Nickle) |
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Ward 39 (Scarborough Agincourt)
Councillor Mike Del Grande expressed his reservations through
three motions: one of which, sarcastically suggests that all
44 council positions be eliminated and the mayor be the only
elected official left. Read
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April 3, 2008 - "Council
hypocrisy is offensive"
(The Toronto Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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The mayor was silent, as were his
minions. Only Coun. Mike Del Grande endeavoured to get Moscoe
to withdraw his comment and apologize.
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April 3, 2008 - "Council
hypocrisy is offensive"
(The Toronto Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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The mayor was silent, as were his
minions. Only Coun. Mike Del Grande endeavoured to get Moscoe
to withdraw his comment and apologize.
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March 4, 2008 - "Still
no re-leaf from council"
(The Toronto Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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Coun. Mike Del Grande endeavoured
at council yesterday afternoon to ask his fellow politicians
to reconsider a request by a couple in the west end to remove
the Norway Maple tree that has virtually taken over their tiny
home.
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January 3, 2008 - "City
Hall bites: Welcome to '08"
(The National Post: Kelly Grant) |
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The licensing committee is back
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November 29, 2007 - "Community
council votes to turn industrial land into housing development"
(The Scarborough Mirror: David Nickle) |
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"This is supposed to be an employment
area and we say we don't want to see employment there - we want
to turn it into residential," said Ward 39 (Scarborough-Agincourt)
Councillor Mike Del Grande.
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November 10, 2007 - "Grading
City Hall"
(The National Post: Peter Redman) |
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Mike Del Grande,
Ward 39 Scarborough-Agincourt (B): A former accountant, Mr.
Del Grande is good at pointing out savings. He gave his raise
to charity.
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September 26, 2007 - "Audit
committee split on whether to pay for additional software"
(The Scarborough Mirror: David Nickle) |
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“At the end of the
day it’s going to end up costing us more money than what it’s
worth,” said Ward 39 (Scarborough-Agincourt) Councillor Mike
Del Grande.
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September 24, 2007 - "Integrity
Office Nixes Food Freebies"
(The Toronto Star: John Spears) |
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The practice: Councillors
holding community barbecues or Christmas parties and getting
local businesses to donate food or favours. A little-noticed
directive from Mullan, issued last month, says that's unacceptable.
That has left some councillors puzzled and annoyed.
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September 13, 2007 - "Committee
takes crack at grow-op home owners"
(The Scarborough Mirror: Susan O'Neill) |
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Ward 39 (Scarborough-Agincourt)
Councillor Mike Del Grande, who spent two years crafting the
bylaws with city staff, said the bylaws will put landlords on
notice.
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May 5, 2007 - "How
many nightclubs in a neighbourhood is too many?"
(The Toronto Star: John Spears) |
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Dozens of police
officers are assigned to the area, Vaughan said, draining other
parts of the city. Councillor Mike Del Grande (Ward 39, Scarborough-Agincourt)
was skeptical of the need to limit businesses when the real
problem appears to be enforcement.
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February 7, 2007 - "Council
Approves Miller's Lobbyist Registry"
(The Toronto Star: Vincent/Byers) |
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"Big unions carry
a lot of power ... they can literally grind the city to a halt,''
Councillor Mike Del Grande (Ward 39, Scarborough-Agincourt)
said. But other councillors defended the exemption for unions.
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February 6,
2007 - "Bussin
rapped by councillors over speaking time"
(The Scarborough Mirror: Susan O'Neill)
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Shortly afterward, Ward 39
Councillor Mike Del Grande (Scarborough-Agincourt) complained
Bussin was not fast enough with the microphones and criticized
the new system as being inefficient.
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January 22, 2007 - "City
forges ahead with plan to license landlords"
(The Scarborough Mirror: David Nickle) |
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"I don't have a problem with having a debate
but the debate should have all the information there," said
Del Grande. "A very valid question is that if you've got stuff
in place, why isn't it working? I'd like an answer before we
have a proclamation....
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January 9, 2007 - "Councillors
will try to reverse decision on pay raise"
(The Scarborough Mirror: Susan O'Neill) |
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"These guys won't
allow it. Case closed," said Ward 39 Councillor Mike Del Grande
(Scarborough-Agincourt), who plans to donate the money to charity.
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November 16, 2006 - "Council
Takes a Left Turn"
(The Toronto Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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Del Grande argues
they were far too "independent" and "undisciplined" to organize
over the last three years. "I haven't seen it work ... far too
many egos." he said, noting he prefers to be a "lone" voice.
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October 5, 2006 - "Boardwalk
Restaurant Lease Extended by City"
(The Scarborough Mirror: David Nickle) |
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Ward 39 Councillor
Mike Del Grande (Scarborough-Agincourt) agreed, pointing to
the Bellamy inquiry into
Toronto
's MFP scandal, and its recommendations to avoid
sole-source contracts.
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September 17, 2006 - "Secrecy
at City Hall"
(The Toronto Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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Del Grande says
the Miller regime has great gall to promise openness and transparency
when everything is so “hush, hush, quiet, confidential” and
then hide behind FOI rules.
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August 22, 2006 - "Mayors
Conscience Slips Away"
(The Toronto Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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The next budget
chief certainly would never be someone who actually knows what
they’re doing like Mike Del Grande, an accountant by trade,
or frugal Doug Holyday.
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August 22, 2006 - "Soknacki
Retiring From Politics"
(The Toronto Star: Paul Moloney and John Spears) |
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"The message is not good," said Councillor
Mike Del Grande (Ward 39, Scarborough-Agincourt). "This mayor
is not one that unites people. He has thin skin. Those that
don't agree with him aren't going to last very long."
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July 23, 2006 - "Council
Gives Itself a Pay Raise in Close Vote"
(The Scarborough Mirror: Susan O'Neill) |
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Voting against the
motion were Maria Augimeri, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Mike Del Grande,
Mike Feldman, Rob Ford, Mark Grimes, Suzanne Hall, Doug Holyday,
Cliff Jenkins, Peter Li Preti, Peter Milczyn, Denzil Minnan-Wong,
Frances Nunziata, Case Ootes, Cesar Palacio, Jane Pitfield,
David Shiner, Karen Stintz, Michael Thompson and Michael Walker
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July 6, 2006 - "Oh
That Trashy Media!"
(The Toronto Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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As Del Grande put it yesterday: "In reality,
we have no plan at the end of the day if Michigan was to close
down ... that's our solution to deal with our garbage."
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June 23, 2006 - "Councillor
asks coworkers to revisit hiring policy"
(The Scarborough Mirror: Susan O'Neill) |
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"If a person
is already here and there is a change in circumstance with respect
to their spouse's; that should be a decision up to the councillor's
office. It shouldn't be a policy," Del Grande said, adding,
"I'm not saying we should hire our relatives. That's not what
I'm all about."
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June 11, 2006 - "Let's
make it permanent for councillors missing in action"
(The Toronto Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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On the flipside, councillors Doug Holyday and
Mike Del Grande made 99% of the recorded votes during the two
meetings tracked this year. Holyday's attendance was equally
impressive last year.
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June 8, 2006 - "Mayor
deep in sludge war"
(The Toronto Sun: Zen Ruryk) |
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Councillor Mike Del Grande,
a committee member, said the city has no plan -- just some possible
solutions.
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May 28, 2006 - "Council Out Of Control"
(The Toronto Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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At last week's meeting, councillors very nearly
approved the city's Expo 2015 bid without even questioning the
$4.8-billion project's anticipated $700-million deficit. Lucky
for taxpayers, at least Councillor Mike Del Grande jumped up
and insisted the item be debated.
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April 27, 2006 -
"City hall asks for grow-op information disclosure"
(CTV.CA) |
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The motion was presented to city council by Scarborough
councillors Norm Kelly and Mike Del Grande.Council is also asking
the Real Estate Corporation to investigate the sale of all former
grow-op houses to see if there was full disclosure about the
property's history.
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March 2006 - "Pumper
Theft Prompts Investigation Of Toronto Firefighters"
(The Toronto Star) |
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A few weeks ago, Councillor
Mike Del Grande spotted a fire truck idling near a bakery at
Lawrence Ave. E. and Midland Ave. in his Scarborough ward.
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January 31, 2006 - "Few Dare to Stop Council's Slide"
(The Toronto Star: Royson James) |
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Opposition is an essential ingredient of democracy.
But at Toronto City Hall, where political practitioners like
to say they are closest to the people, and so, the most democratic
of representatives, opposition has become a dirty word.
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January 6, 2006 - "Council Report Card" (The Scarborough
Mirror) |
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Coun. Michael Del Grande believes
Pitfield will pose a "big threat" to the mayor because people
are "very dissatisfied" with Miller's performance. "People are
saying basically it's all show and no dough," he says.
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January 1, 2006 - "We're Back To The Polls In November"
(The Toronto Sun: Sue Ann Levy) |
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"The way we're going, we're
continuing to borrow to maintain our extravagant spending --
especially on pet projects," said Coun. Mike Del Grande.
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December 11, 2005 - "The Final Say" (The Toronto
Sun: Sue Ann Levy) |
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"The way we're going, we're
continuing to borrow to maintain our extravagant spending --
especially on pet projects," said Coun. Mike Del Grande.
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October 8, 2005 - "6 Posts Quietly Filled" (The Toronto
Sun: Sue Ann Levy) |
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Six bureaucrats
have been placed in senior positions within the city's newly
restructured hierarchy without having to compete with outsiders
for the jobs" Read
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October 6, 2005 - "Firings Had to Happen" (The Toronto
Sun: Sue Ann Levy) |
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"This is
the culture of City Hall and it's embedded so much that people
accept it as the norm ... it's not a city that's clear and objective
in its hiring," said Coun. Mike Del Grande.
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September 30, 2005 - "What Ethics?" (The Toronto
Sun: Sue Ann Levy) |
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"The game
here at City Hall is about power," he said. "It's about influence
and how you use that influence."
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September 29, 2005 - "Business As Usual" (The Toronto
Sun: Sue Ann Levy) |
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Today, councillors
Mike Del Grande and Jane Pitfield will also ask for a tally
on the total severances recently paid out to a wave of senior
bureaucrats who were recently dismissed without most councillors'
knowledge until after the fact.
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September 15, 2005 - "Trash Crisis Waiting to Happen"
(The Toronto Sun: Sue Ann Levy) |
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We desperately need a 'made-in-Toronto'
solution to solve our dumping dilemma
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July 13, 2005 - "A Councillor Learns The City Hall Hustle"
(The Toronto Star: Royson James) |
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Councillor
Mike Del Grande is like a buzzing mosquito near the ear
of city council. And the annoying song the first-time councillor
sings is this Scarborough is the forgotten corner of the megacity.
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November 28, 2004 - "Too late for crocodile tears"
(The Toronto Sun: Sue Ann Levy) |
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The city's share of the shelter
costs jumped from $29 million in 2000 to $40 million in 2003.
Yet hostel services director Anne Longair confirmed last week
the system grew by a mere 79 beds in the same three years --
about $42,000 per bed per year.
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November 7, 2004 - "City Hall from A to F" (The Toronto
Sun) |
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MIKE DEL GRANDE (Scarborough-Agincourt):
This dour accountant has come on like gangbusters, shaking up
the status quo with his knowledge of numbers and computers.
His persistent questions have not won him many friends at City
Hall but that suits us just fine. Contrary to popular rumour,
he does have a sense of humour. We wish he'd show it more often.
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October 10, 2004 - "The Future of St. Clair in the Works"
(The Scarborough Mirror: Stuart Green) |
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Italian-Canadian Councillor
Mike Del Grande explained that his decision to vote in favour
of the plan was a hard one. "It was like asking a father to
choose which of his two children he loved more, or which to
sacrifice. A father loves all his children the same. Both projects
were good, and choosing one or the other was difficult."
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October 1, 2004 - "Outstanding fees prove programs should
have remained free" (The Scarborough Mirror: Stuart Green) |
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Last week, the city's audit
committee was told that the parks and recreation department
is owed about $3 million in outstanding fees from individuals
and groups who stiffed one of the former municipalities and
the current one as well.
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July 22, 2004 - "To hell with the public" (The Toronto
Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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Del Grande, one of six councillors
who left council in disgust after the ruling, said Miller could
have shown "great dignity and class" by allowing the motion.
Instead, the mayor abused his powers and circumvented the process
of democracy. "It's a case of 'I'm the King of the Castle and
I'm going to do what I want to do'," said Del Grande.
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July 22, 2004 - "Mayor scuttles Fantino debate. Fury
as 34,000 petitions tossed" (The Toronto Sun: Rob Granatstein) |
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Miller's ruling was met with
anger and a walkout by a half-dozen councillors. Councillor
Mike Del Grande said the city clerk and solicitor told him the
motion asking for the board to set aside its decision until
a new board was picked was in order.
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July 20, 2004 - "Selective transparency" (The Toronto
Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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"I can't keep up with the phone
calls,"
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July 15, 2004 - "Right-wing councillors target mayor"
(The Toronto Star: Catherine Porter) |
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"We have grave concerns, especially
with a city council and a mayor who acknowledges we listen to
Toronto. We are doing just that," said Del Grande (Ward 39,
Scarborough -Agincourt), who, like the other councillors, was
wearing a dark blue baseball cap emblazoned with "Fantino" in
gold letters.
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July 9, 2004 - "Our city, our chief, our say" (The
Toronto Sun: Editorial) |
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The people of Toronto have every
right to petition for Fantino to have his contract renewed,
not only with city councillors and police board members, but
with MPPs, since the city appoints four members to the police
services board and Queen's Park the other three.
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June 25, 2004 - "Board opts not to renew Toronto police
chief’s contract; Fantino out in March" (The Canadian Press) |
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How is it that a police chief
who is more popular than the mayor doesn’t get a renewal of
the contract?” said Coun. Mike Del Grande, one of the councillors
who interrupted the session to demand an open debate on the
issue, the record of how the board members voted and whether
the mayor supported their decision.
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May 20, 2004 - "It's Business As Usual" (The Toronto
Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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Coun. Mike Del Grande also discovered
this week that following approval of this year's budget, some
goodies from an underutilized infrastructure reserve fund were
quietly handed to Miller's chosen councillors to beef up parks
in their wards.
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May 16, 2004 - "Council is bad for business" (The
Toronto Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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Adds Coun. Mike Del Grande:
"I think this is another prime example of the city not being
able to do business with business ... there certainly doesn't
seem to be a welcome mat for business, there are always hurdles."
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May 3, 2004 - "They also serve who sit and yawn"
(The Toronto Sun: Bruce Demara) |
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We rarely extend kudos to our
elected representatives for their dedication to public duty,
but we would be remiss not to take note of the following.....
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May 2, 2004 - "Miller's 'joke' wasn't funny" (The
Toronto Sun: Sue-Ann Levy) |
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Coun. Mike Del Grande says it
would have been an opportunity for Miller to "come clean" that
he wasn't able to fulfill his tax promise this year.
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March 6, 2004 - "Miller's just fine, but the city isn't"
(The Toronto Sun: Royson James) |
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The city's as broke now, even
more so, than when Miller took office at Toronto City Hall Dec.
1.
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January 16, 2004 - "Rookie councillors should be mindful
of battles they pick" (The Scarborough Mirror: Stuart Green) |
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Both Mike Del Grande in Ward
39 (Scarborough-Agincourt) and Glenn De Baeremaeker in Ward
38 (Scarborough Centre) have wasted no time in making themselves
familiar to their council colleagues from Scarborough as was
witnessed at the first meeting of the local community council
last week.
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December 15, 2003 - "For some, the living's too easy
after election" (The Toronto Star: Bruce Demara) |
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At an orientation session held
last Thursday for the economic development committee, Councillor
Mike Del Grande was the only politician there, and he's not
even on the committee. Kudos to Del Grande, who showed up again
along with fellow neophyte keeners"
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November 20, 2003 - "Councillors shown ropes at city
hall" (The Scarborough Mirror: Stuart Green) |
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"I just want to know who fixes
potholes," he said, "that's what I'm after. "If you ask Joe
Public from Scarborough about this, it wouldn't interest them.
They want to know how to get the road fixed and that's what
I want to know, too."
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November 12, 2003 - "Council's new faces challenge old
guard" (The Globe&Mail: Jennifer Lewingston) |
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Mr. Del Grande said he still
sees animosity between existing members of council and he hopes
that Mr. Miller can help to bring people together and capitalize
on their individual strengths. "I don't think we have a lot
of time for a lot of hot air," he said. "We have to focus on
fixing things."
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