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Toronto taxpayers billed $21K on “English is a foreign language” City Hall banner

Toronto taxpayers were hit with a $21,000 bill for an artistic banner at City Hall proclaiming, “English is a foreign language.”

Clayton DeMaine
Oct 07, 2025
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Toronto taxpayers were hit with a $21,000 bill for an artistic banner at City Hall proclaiming, “English is a foreign language.”

A representative for the city of Toronto, Imane Boussaid, told True North that the city spent approximately $21,000 of taxpayers’ funds on fees and expenses to install the piece of art as part of this w…

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A journalist with Juno News focused on telling Canadian stories often over looked by the legacy media. Published on Juno News, True North, the C2C Journal and Durham College's The Chronicle.
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