(CITY) will be hosting a panel discussion on Friday, Feb. 1, to critically address current attempts to build a mega-casino in Toronto.
“”, the latest panel discussion in The City Institute’s City Seminar Series, will take place from 12:30 to 2pm, at 140 Health, Nursing & Environmental Studies Building, Keele campus.
The event will feature local politicians, scholars and anti-casino activists attempting to address three primary questions:
- Why are casinos bad economic policy?
- What is the current political economy of casino development in Ontario?
- What political strategies are needed to defeat casino development in Toronto?
Panellists will include:
, professor, Trent University
, councillor, Ward 30
, MPP, Toronto Danforth
, research director, MPI
, professor, 91ɫ
, No Casino Toronto
The panel will be chaired by of the City Institute at 91ɫ.
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