Opinion

“…from the Atlantic to Pacific, oh the traffic is terrific, cause there’s no place like home for the Holidays, no matter how far away you roam, if you want to be happy in a million ways, for the Holidays you ...

By Frank Touby – There’s a chance for renewal and revitalization in Toronto with the hope we will elect an effective, rational new mayor unburdened by politial correctness or ideology. What stands in the way is the Mike Harris curse. ...

I am shocked and saddened to report that human caused global warming is likely a scam and that Environmental Saint Al Gore may be little more than an avaricious businessman picking as many pockets as he can. Perhaps by now ...

First of all, this isn’t to say that any of our five Downtown councillors are doing a poor job or a good job representing their constituents and serving our city. But here’s the truth: It’s almost impossible for an ordinary, ...

There’s nothing like a lame duck mayor to bring the mice and a few rats out of the woodwork. In this case the duck has started to waddle limply a year too soon (or years too late in many estimations) ...

By Michael Comstock –  Victims of the system young and old,” reads the headline of Letters to the Editor in the Toronto Star Oct 17. It was a group of letters stimulated by Joe Fiorito’s absolutely great writing about Al Gosling’s ...

There’s nothing like real life experience to sharpen one’s perceptions about the real world. That has happened in spades with the issue of police in schools. In mid-October, less than two weeks after police made their presence felt in Northern ...

By Chris Bolton – Much was written during the budget discussions earlier this year about a motion from one of the Toronto school trustees on the need to create cash for new projects by closing and selling schools. This motion was ...

By John Sewell –  Police are expanding their presence from 22 to 36 public high schools, and from eight to 12 Catholic high schools in Toronto. In the Catholic system, that means there are police in half the high schools; in ...

By Michael Comstock –  I want to show people my travel photos from this summer. It was the best trip ever; the trip of a lifetime, my wife and I say. But she also says most people don’t want to see ...