. . 2 Organization Bitchy the Hawk is a female Harris's hawk employed by BMO Field falconry staff to sit perched atop the field to ward off seagulls. Originally brought to work in 2007 to prevent seagulls from attacking patrons the hawk has become a fixture of BMO Field She has also been employed at Budweiser Stage in Ontario Place to the south to prevent seagulls from attacking concert-goers since the 1990s. While no official word has come from the club about her status she has been called the official mascot of the team Rivalries, Report on the Affairs of British North America, The Greater Toronto Area is a commercial distribution financial and economic centre being the second largest financial centre in North America the region generates about a fifth of Canada's GDP and is home to 40% of Canada's business headquarters the economies of the municipalities in Greater Toronto are largely intertwined the work force is made up of approximately 2.9 million people and more than 100,000 companies the Greater Toronto Area produces nearly 20% of the entire nation's GDP with $323 Billion and from 1992 to 2002 experienced an average GDP growth rate of 4.0% and a job creation rate of 2.4% (compared to the national average GDP growth rate of 3% and job creation rate of 1.6%) A worker at Oakville Assembly installs a battery on a Ford Flex in 2010 the automotive industry accounted for roughly 10 percent of Greater Toronto's GDP In 2010 over 51% of the labour force in the Greater Toronto Area is employed in the service sector with 19% in the manufacturing 17% of the labour force employed in wholesale & retail trade 8% of the labour force involved in transportation communication & utilities and 5% of the workforce is involved in construction. Despite the fact the service industry makes up only 51% of Greater Toronto's workforce over 72% of the region's GDP is generated by service industries The largest industry in the Greater Toronto Area is the financial services in the province accounting for an estimated 25% of the region's GDP. Notably the five largest banks in Canada all have their operational headquarters in Toronto's Financial District. Toronto is also home to the headquarters of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Standard and Poor TSX Composite Index and offices of the TSX Venture Exchange the TMX Group the owners and operators of TSX Exchanges as well as the Montreal Exchange are also headquartered in Toronto the TSX and the TSX Venture Exchange represent 3,369 companies including more than half of the world's publicly traded mining companies Markham also attracted the highest concentration of high tech companies in Canada and because of it has positioned itself as Canada's High-Tech Capital the Greater Toronto Area is the second largest automotive centre in North America (after Detroit) Currently,[when?] General Motors Ford and Chrysler run six assembly plants in the area with Honda and Toyota having assembly plants just outside the GTA General Motors Ford Honda KIA Mazda Suzuki Nissan Volkswagen Toyota Hyundai Aston Martin Jaguar Land Rover Subaru Volvo BMW and Mitsubishi have chosen the Greater Toronto Area for their Canadian headquarters. Magna International the world's most diversified car supplier, also has its headquarters in Aurora the automobile industry within the region accounts for roughly 10% of the region's GDP Agriculture. . . Thomas Talbot emigrated in 1791 where he became personal secretary to John Graves Simcoe Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada Talbot convinced the government to allow him to implement a land settlement scheme of 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) in Elgin County in the townships of Dunwich and Aldborough in 1803. According to his government agreement he was entitled to 200 acres (80 ha) for every settler who received 50 acres (20 ha); in this way he gained an estate of 20,000 acres (8,000 ha) Talbot's administration was regarded as despotic He was infamous for registering settlers' names on the local settlement map in pencil and if displeased erasing their entry Talbot's abuse of power was a contributing factor in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837 Crown and Clergy reserves! Durham College (Brock Cobourg Port Hope Scugog Oshawa Uxbridge), 9.1 Roads Core Toronto 2,731,571 Sudbury (Sudbury Airport) 25/13 77/56 -8/-19 18/0, 3.1 Supporters See also: Constitutional history of Canada. .
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