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The Clive Index Drawing the public’s attention to frequent disconnection between reality and perception on such vital issues as, health, environment, air and water quality, transportation, childcare, policing and crime.
Volume 7 - August 23, 2006 - Tax Facts Did You Know that Ontario is the only province in Canada where your city property taxes subsidize programmes such as, welfare, employment services, social housing, child care and health and ambulance services? Did You Know that one third of your city’s property tax subsidize provincial programs that you should already have paid for through your income taxes? Did You Know that Ottawa spends more per household on roads than most other cities in Ontario? Ottawa $275, Toronto $160. Did You Know that development charges only cover some of capital costs of new roads and that the rest of capital costs and all the operating costs (repairs, plowing etc.) for roads come out of the property tax? Volume 6 - July 12, 2006 - LRT part 2 Did You Know that by 2021, South Nepean will have a population of 105,000 - 51,000 more people than today? Did You Know that Riverside South will have a population of 51,000 – 44,000 more people than today? Did You Know that three additional lanes per direction on major N-S roads would need to be built if the North-South LRT isn’t? Did You Know that major reconfiguration of downtown streets would be required to increase their capacity and that congestion would be significantly worse? Did You Know that the LRT is the only project in Canada with a Federal and Provincial contribution of $400 million? Did You Know that if the North-South line does not proceed, the $400
million from the Provincial and Federal treasuries will be available
for disbursal to any city’s transit? Volume 5 - June 28, 2006 - The LRT Edition Did You Know that Ottawa was able to secure $400 million for the North-South
route from the federal and provincial governments on condition that a
successful environmental assessment was completed? Did You Know that the East-West LRT Environmental Assessments are underway right now? Did You Know that deferring the North-South line will not bring on the East-West line faster? It would just kill a green, cost effective transit service to the south of the city and through the core? Did You Know that if you include moderate as well as severe air quality
advisory days, Ottawa has as many health compromising days as clear during
the summer? Did You Know that the principle contributor to poor air quality in Ottawa comes from the tail pipes of cars, trucks and buses? Did You Know having the North-South LRT run on electricity will reduce these air toxins because more people will be taking the clean air LRT? Volume 4 - June 14, 2006 Did you Know - that child care is one of the fundamental rights all children should enjoy? Did you Know - that children who use child care in their early years are at less risk of social, emotional or physical challenges later in life? Did you Know - that child care is one of the many policies that help reduce child poverty? Did you Know - that child care advances woman’s equality? Did you Know - that child care is an investment for the knowledge-based economy? Did you Know - that child care strengthens social inclusion? Did you Know - that the Harper Government
intends to terminate the $5-billion series of federal-provincial child
care deals in 2006? Volume 3 - May 24, 2006 Did you Know - that 2/3 of Canadian women and families need day care? Did you Know - in 2002-2003 54% of Canadian children ages 6 months to 5 years were in childcare? Did you Know - that in Ottawa alone, there are 2,000 children waiting for a place in a regulated child care program? Did you Know - that it would cost the Federal Government $35 billion a year if one parent in every two-income family were to stay home? Did you Know - that
in the 2006 City budget there is a shortfall of $2.2 million for childcare? Volume 2 - May 10, 2006 Did you know - that more than 50 million kilograms of pesticides are still used in Canada. Did you know - that 76% of Ottawans support a pesticide phase-out on private property. Did you know - that 82% of Ottawans support a phase-out in public parks. Did you know - that 77% of Ottawans said they believe lawn pesticides “pose a threat to the environment.” Did you know - that 74% believe these chemicals “pose a health threat to children.” Did you know - that council voted against restricting the cosmetic use
of pesticides. Volume 1 - April 26, 2006 Did you know - City Council saved $700,000
by purchasing diesel powered buses instead of hybrid-electric buses. Did you know - that there were 197 new models of cars available
to suburban residents? Did you know - that Ottawa’s public transit system has had
decades in which there was no new investment and no new capacity added? Did you know - "Crime trends have been going steadily down
for 15 years," said University of Ottawa, Professor Irving Waller.
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