The 'gay' merry-go-round.Toronto -- Andrew Weir, vice-president of communications for Tourism Toronto, laments that the city has fallen far behind other cities such as Montreal and Vancouver in publicising itself to homosexual visitors. Really? In 2006, Tourism Toronto spent $300,000 in advertising itself in "gay" publications. This was double the 2005 figure. But perhaps Weir has a point. His Montreal counterpart reports that that city has spent over a million dollars on publicity in the past decade, receiving the gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. return of $250 million annually. The advent of same-sex 'marriage,' more speedily speed·y adj. speed·i·er, speed·i·est 1. Characterized by rapid motion; swift. 2. Accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt. See Synonyms at fast1. obtainable in Toronto than in Montreal, may help redress Compensation for injuries sustained; recovery or restitution for harm or injury; damages or equitable relief. Access to the courts to gain Reparation for a wrong. REDRESS. The act of receiving satisfaction for an injury sustained. the imbalance imbalance /im·bal·ance/ (im-bal´ans) 1. lack of balance, such as between two opposing muscles or between electrolytes in the body. 2. dysequilibrium (2). . Meanwhile the question remains: whose tax dollars are funding this advertising? |
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