Devon Ostrom

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• Commented on Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Signs but Were Afraid to Ask
  Thanks for the stats info. For the Environics Stats the margin of error was plus or minus 6.7 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. (Although something closer to 2 or 4 would have been better, this is fit to...
• Commented on Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Signs but Were Afraid to Ask
  RE: "Do you think a 216 sample vote constitutes saying 'Toronto voters'?" Yes, statistically speaking. If you were to increase the sample size I can bet you anything you would come up with something very close to that -- and...
• Commented on Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Signs but Were Afraid to Ask
  RE: (x-theX) “My main objection is that the monies raised, damn the consequences, will not flow into general revenues” Not sure if I understand your reasoning. Please explain? Here is the history of dedication so far so we are both...
• Commented on Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Signs but Were Afraid to Ask
  Not true, the city has hired an economist (as has the industry) to decide on a optimal level of taxation and not create undue hardship. Here is the Sign Bylaw Project’s second round estimates: http://www.toronto.ca/signbylawproject/pdf/third_party_sign_charge_april09.pdf...
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  RE: (Torontothegreat) “What about PSA's or first party signs on Hospitals? What is the activists' definition of 'positive' contributions then?” It is obvious from the Environics and Pollara statistics that the industry has broken its ‘social license’ to operate in...