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TORONTO
Monday, September 19, 2011 www.metronews.ca News worth sharing.
Ford may tip hand on cuts
L.A. Emmys
More than 300 residents sign up to speak at today’s executive committee meeting Councillors expected to pull all-nighter
Mad Men star Christina Hendricks and her husband, actor Geoffrey Arend, arrive at the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, held at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles last night.
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Hendricks rules red carpet Christina Hendricks, nominated for best supporting actress in a drama series, was dubbed the “sexiest woman in the world” in 2010 in a poll of female readers by Esquire magazine. For Emmy results, go to metronews.ca.
With a couple of exceptions, Mayor Rob Ford has refused to say which city programs and services he wants to cut. He is expected to reveal his preferences at a meeting today of his executive committee that is likely to run through the night into tomorrow morning. City manager Joe Pennachetti says his proposals would produce $100 million in savings in 2012 if adopted. That is not nearly enough to balance the budget, but it is nonetheless unlikely that even Ford’s fiscally conservative allies will endorse every suggestion. Voting with Ford in favour of significant cuts would carry political risk even for councillors elected as budget hawks. The committee is meeting less than a week after the release of a major unionfunded poll that suggested overwhelming opposition to cuts in every council ward. That poll, and another released last week, sug-
gested Ford’s approval rating had dropped significantly over the summer. Ford told Citytv two weeks ago that he does not want to close libraries. And members of the executive are reluctant to eliminate the windrow-clearing program, which removes snow from the bottom of driveways in North York, Etobicoke and Scarborough. Twelve of the 13 committee members are from the suburbs. Committee members may suggest alternatives to some of Pennachetti’s proposals without rejecting them. Coun. Paul Ainslie — who is bringing a sleeping bag to the meeting — said he would be willing to put off the closure of Riverdale Farm and the petting zoo on Centre Island if residents or non-profit groups say they may be able to find the money to operate them.
“At this point, we’re looking at another allnighter.… We have no choice. We have a lot of (speakers), and we have to make our way through them.”
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COUN. GIORGIO MAMMOLITI