TheBulletin.ca Journal of Downtown Toronto
The rental apartment vacancy rate(1) in the Toronto Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) was 1.6 per cent in October 2013, essentially unchanged(2) from 1.7 per cent in October, 2012 according to the Fall Rental Market Survey released today by Canada Mortgage ...
Read More »Petition to halt degradation of waterfront by jet flights
Ulla Colgrass — The Waterfront — used and loved by people from all over the city — is in peril. Robert Deluce is asking City Council for permission to fly jet planes right through it and build runways into the ...
Read More »Hudak praises resigned-in-disgrace expenses cheat Peter Sherman
Tim Hudak — The resignation of Peter Shurman Feb. 16, 2018 as the Ontario PCs’ MPP for Thornhill leaves the good people of his riding without the strong presence at Queen’s Park that Peter represented on their behalf since first ...
Read More »Global poverty and post-colonial ‘development agendas’
Paul O’Keeffe — [Global Research] When one thinks of the word ’agenda’ a few obvious meanings may come to mind – a list of things to do, a plan for a meeting, a goal to achieve or perhaps even an ...
Read More »No more U.S. boots at Afghanistan’s doorsteps?
Dr. Ismail Salami — In his refusal to sign the Afghan-US security pact which would enable some US troops to stay in Afghanistan after 2014, Afghan President Hamid Karzai is signaling a clear message to the United States: Afghanistan does ...
Read More »Our blunder of electing Ford will keep harming us
City council has censured Mayor Rob Ford by stripping him of many of his powers and staff. It was a move that tried to signify to the world that council finds Ford’s unlawful, lewd and erratic behaviour both disgusting and ...
Read More »Harper’s attack on CPP costing Tories support of retirees: CARP
Sarah Park — CARP members are shifting their political support away from the Conservative party over the government’s continued refusal to expand CPP contributions and benefits. Not only do they believe the government does not deserve their support if it ...
Read More »Geek-o-matic survey for the tech fan on your Christmas gift list
James Careless — Christmas shopping can be really, really stressful. The Gadget Zone is going to provide you with some helpful suggestions and hints this month, to ease you through the pain. The Gadget Zone presents a Christmas gift list ...
Read More »Ideas seldom occur without this critical commitment
Robert Evans Wilson, Jr. — When I was studying Abnormal Psychology in college, I read a case study of an unusual mental illness. It was so fascinating, that I thought it would be the perfect vehicle for a novel. Thus ...
Read More »Protestors shut down Enbridge’s North Toronto pipeline
Amanda Lickers — At 6am Dec. 3, members of Rising Tide Toronto successfully shut down construction for Enbridge’s Line 9 pipeline in North Toronto. Five people, including two priests, locked down to equipment to prevent further work on this project. Approximately ...
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