Mark McAllister

Dec 9, 2024 | irishnews.com | Mark McAllister

Recent revelations regarding high profile sexual harassment cases in workplaces of different nature have a depressingly familiar theme running throughout. The component parts range from an imbalanced power relationship, informal attempts to raise the alarm, an open secret and network of previous victims, a combination of fear and blind-eye management, to an instinct to protect the prized asset first and try to wish the behaviour away.

Nov 28, 2024 | toronto.citynews.ca | Mark McAllister |Meredith Bond

From a tunnel under the 401 to ripping out bike lanes, the Ford government has proposed several different ways to potentially ease congestion in the GTA. And now a common one has resurfaced: buying back Highway 407. Minister of Transportation Prabmeet Sarkaria confirmed Thursday the government has "been in conversation with the 407.""We will continue to find ways to make life more affordable for Ontarians and ensure they can get where they need to go every day.

Nov 4, 2024 | irishnews.com | Mark McAllister

Recently I had the pleasure of awarding a small local company with the prestigious employer of the year title, and what was so unique about the company was not its size but rather its ownership model. The company was what is termed an EOT (Employee Ownership Trust). Employee ownership is designed to give workers a stake in the businesses they work for, fostering a culture of co-ownership and engagement.

Nov 1, 2024 | toronto.citynews.ca | Mark McAllister |John Marchesan

Mayor Olivia Chow says the Ford government's rush to push through with its arbitrary decision to remove up to three bike lanes in downtown Toronto is not a good use of taxpayers' money. The mayor reacting to the news Friday that the provincial government is moving ahead with plans to remove bike lanes along University Avenue, Bloor and Young streets ahead of a November 20 deadline for public comments on Bill 212.

Oct 23, 2024 | toronto.citynews.ca | Meredith Bond |Mark McAllister

The Ontario NDPs are calling on the province to do more to combat violence in schools, alongside educators who revealed some of them have been forced to wear protective gear in class. In a press conference Wednesday, NDP Education Critic Chandra Pasma NDP Labour Critic, Jamie West announced that they are tabling a motion calling on the government to immediately implement an emergency plan to end school violence.