You are looking forward to a long and healthy retirement. But how much will it cost? By Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario – You are looking forward to a long and healthy retirement. But how much will it cost? Here ...
Read More »John Sewell: Ford is winning because his message is clear
John Sewell is a former Toronto mayor By John Sewell – In his campaign for mayor, Rob Ford’s strength has been found in running against the seven years of city hall under Mayor David Miller. What people recognize, and what ...
Read More »Forgive Christine, elect Jo-Ann Davis
By Bulletin Staff – Forgiveness is a foundation of Christianity and in the Catholic school system it certainly must prevail. That’s why the current Toronto Catholic District (Separate) School Board (TCDSB) trustee for Downtown, Christine LeBlanc-Miller, must be forgiven her ...
Read More »Spectacular plan for Toronto’s most significant site
“Place is absolutely important in our history. Time and place are interconnected and we must have a sense of roots in a city so diverse. The collective memory is anchored and connected in place. This site was a game changer ...
Read More »Slavery ignored by our governments
Slavery ignored by our governments The reactionary right, which includes the current band in Ottawa under Stephen Harper, tout the notion that government is the problem not the solution. And in their case they ensure that’s perfectly true. For example, ...
Read More »Would Rob Ford be as big a catastrophe as Miller?
He’s the political Luddite of city hall, and like the dead canary in a coal mine, Rob Ford signals the presence of lethal gasses that have all but killed the progressive brand in Toronto. For that you can thank David ...
Read More »David Vallance: To big to be a city, we must become Province of Toronto
By David Vallance – I’m again a candidate for mayor of Toronto solely for the purpose of raising the proposal of making Toronto the 11th province. For information on how that could be done please see www.provinceoftoronto.ca. In the 1980s I was ...
Read More »John Sewell: City’s policing crisis is the scary lesson of G20
By John Sewell – As a police officer handcuffed a young woman and stuffed her into a paddy wagon during the G20 summit in Toronto on June 26, he said, “That’s what you get for protesting.” This vignette, told by the ...
Read More »CPP changes could affect you
You won’t have to stop working to collect CPP early By Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario – The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is changing, with some new rules taking effect as early as 2011. The changes will affect people about ...
Read More »Tips for first-time homebuyers
For many, buying a home is one of the first – and biggest – goals in life. But the process of finding that first house and arranging to pay for it can also be one of the most complicated tasks ...
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