Shame on the Trudeau government! Canadian military planes are still routinely violating Syrian airspace. Canadians have been fooled by Trudeau’s declaration that he was removing the CF-18 fighter-bombers from Syria. Instead of bombing Syria, Canadian pilots and aircraft are being ...
Read More »Planning for children in new vertical communities
Over the Family Day weekend we held a number of Planners in Public Spaces (PiPs) events at various locations around the City including the Agincourt Public Library, Colonel Samuel Smith Skate Park and Harbourfront Centre. We are asking families to ...
Read More »Snuffing out vaping is counterproductive
The Canadian Constitution Foundation’s just-released report Vaping and the Law surveys and compares vaping legislation from across Canada. Unless you’re a smoker or former-smoker, you may not know what vaping is. E-cigarettes are battery-operated, ele ctronic devices that heat a ...
Read More »Profiting off our need for family and children
I remember the first time a friend said she would consider having a child on her own via in-vitro fertilization (IVF). We were sitting on her balcony in midtown Toronto having a coffee roughly 12 years ago. She was at ...
Read More »Profiting off our need for family and children
I remember the first time a friend said she would consider having a child on her own via in-vitro fertilization (IVF). We were sitting on her balcony in midtown Toronto having a coffee roughly 12 years ago. She was at ...
Read More »Food banks plant roots for the long term
Facing declining donations, an increasing number of Canadian food banks are growing their own food. Canadians may feel guilty for not giving enough but they shouldn’t. This is really about food banks adapting for the betterment of society. The Mississauga, ...
Read More »City hall exhibit uncovers Toronto’s early Black history
In honour of Black History Month, the City of Toronto and Infrastructure Ontario have revealed a new exhibit in the city hall rotunda with artifacts discovered during the construction of the new Toronto courthouse. “Toronto’s Black community has deep roots ...
Read More »Canada must push forward on electoral reform
If Canada intends to continue to evolve as an inclusive democracy, electoral reform is essential. In the last federal election, Justin Trudeau expressed the need for electoral reform in Canada. But as prime minister, he recently announced that his Liberal ...
Read More »The OMB absolutely stinks of corruption
But maybe it’s not corrupt. Perhaps it just smells that way. Maybe OMB is just comprised of honourable men and women who aren’t trying to boost developers’ profits and are trying to build a picturesque new sky-high wonderland of cramped ...
Read More »Petition to keep Moss Park a park not a condo
The MoreMossPark project and The 519 plan to build a 9-storey building beside the Moss Park Armoury that will cast a shadow across the park to Sherbourne Street. Sign the petition to ask City Hall to not take the easy ...
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