Roy McMurtry youth detention facility still dangerous for inmates months after premier and his minister learned of illegal behaviour there. By Frank Touby –  It’s outrageous how the Province of Ontario is abusing young people. Laurel Broten should be fired ...

New MPP Glen Murray By Anthony Marcusa – In one of his first public appearances since winning the by-election last month, Toronto-Centre MPP Glen Murray spoke about the future of the area and importance of local community groups to the ...

By Michael Schwartz – Residents of historic Corktown have been expressing their fears for the future of their neighbourhood. Their unease arises from a number of recent—and highly diverse—developments. Most controversial in terms of health and well-being are the lingering ...

BIAs around the world got their start in Toronto 40 years ago By Mike Comstock –  Small merchants struggle to continue with specialty shops on the street, battling aggressive parking police, while thin-walled corporate warehouse buildings with acres of un-assessed parking ...

By John Sewell –  When the city’s budget committee threatened to limit the budget increase to the Toronto police service to $33 million while the police wanted an extra $37 million, the Police Service Board responded with a counter-intuitive strategy that ...

I really hate to have to tell this story, because although I’ve never been a union member, I have in my lifetime worked for a few rotten, abusive employers (including for a time the late unlamented Frank Roberts, founder of ...

By Frank Touby – It’s sad that Mayor David Miller has not only imploded as a politician, but also had his hopes dashed of leaving that legacy he (and we) sacrificed so much to create. The province has said it’s ...

By Frank Touby – Are you looking for a bookie to take your bet on electricity prices? It turns out the new smart hydro meters won’t necessarily save you money and might well cost you more.Dalton McGuinty apparently wants you ...

By Kole McRae – Leslieville resident and community leader Brian Mcinnis died peacefully on March 20, the first day of spring, at age 55. Professionally, McInnis is best known for leaking a document that connected CSIS with the white supremacist ...

By Frank Touby –  When, in plain English, is a 7-storey-deep tunnel not a “bridge”? When the Toronto Port Authority (TPA) wants to evade the legal constraint that it builds no bridge or “similar fixed link” between the Island airport ...