Important commentary from local mayors on a critically important report for their two cities.
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Community museums are fascinating places that don’t get much attention, yet PAMA has been gathering and archiving everything about the Region of Peel for 50 straight years now.
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How the City of Brampton missed this water channels beneath the city is beyond me, but they are now causing serious delays to much needed infrastructure.
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Violent crimes committed by youth are on the rise in Peel Region, and Peel police are now looking to the federal government for help in creating programs to address the issue.
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The Raj Grewal saga continues.
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The Pointer’s coverage reaches the House of Commons as Mississauga MP Navdeep Bains is questioned repeatedly about his ties to the company involved in the city’s controversial land deal.
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Following our investigation into the leak of confidential information to Grewal and Bains, the private company who eventually purchased the land denies any wrongdoing.
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An investigation by The Pointer reveals beleaguered MP Raj Grewal and Mississauga MP Navdeep Bains both received confidential details about a potential city land deal, one that eventually fell through due to a private investor and ended up costing the city $1 million.
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A Brampton law firm that was paying Grewal is not speaking publicly about its relationship with the former MP or what work he did for the firm while serving as an elected official.
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A few iterations of this story were posted on The Pointer - Brampton website as I followed the developments — first him resigning for health reasons, followed by the revelation that it was actually to do with a gambling problem. This was a story that put a national spotlight on Brampton, and The Pointer.
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When we talk about issues and bias in the criminal justice system, Darren John’s case is Exhibit A. Can a judge really turn down legal aid because he doesn’t like a rapper’s lyrics?
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After his fall from grace as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, newly elected Brampton mayor Patrick Brown dropped a bomb with his new memoir Take Down: The Attempted Political Assassination of Patrick Brown.
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Politicians love coming to Brampton and Mississauga with the promise of funding dollars to address major crime issues. However, when it comes time to deliver on those promises they are less than forthcoming.
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A look inside the various elements at play in the debate to allow Sikh motorcyclists to ride without helmets. A completely new topic for me but one that was really interesting to explore.
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My coverage of Patrick Brown’s stunning municipal election night victory to become Brampton’s next mayor.
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A look at cannabis legalization and its impacts on Brampton’s police force and city hall.
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A look at the conflicting relationship between the City of Brampton’s love for the single-family home and urban sprawl and the looming threat of climate change.
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From small towns in Alberta to big GTA cities, I’ve met many municipal councillors, and the one thing they all have in common is they all view their job differently. I really wanted to explore that with this story.
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My deep dive into the LRT issue in the City of Brampton, one that has been mired in controversy ever since a regrettable council decision turned down a provincially approved route — and the funding that came along with it.
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My feature profile of Brampton mayor Linda Jeffrey ahead of her election campaign to try and win another term.
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