Bill Freeman — For decades there has been talk about creating a bike path along Bloor Street, and in August it finally opened to much fanfare in the city. I promised myself that I would go for a ride on ...
Read More »Are our mainstream media corrupt or naive?
Frank Touby — In the past I always felt good about the objectivity of Canadian news media versus those in the U.S. when it comes to independent reporting. But lately not so much and now, after the 2016 U.S. presidential ...
Read More »Sewell: Northern European cities have more power
Travelling in Helsinki, Hamburg and Copenhagen, I am reminded of how differently the city, state and national governments here relate to each other, compared to their counterparts in Canada. It’s a difference that is played out in the negotiations now ...
Read More »Moise: What if kids’ school is nowhere near home?
On Oct.17 the federal government introduced new mortgage rules to try and control the unfettered growth in housing that we see in major cities across the country. These new policies are intended to make sure that Canadians are able to ...
Read More »Freeman: Families face monumental struggle for housing
Pressure is being applied—yet again—on the provincial government to increase the land supply in the GTA to decrease the costs of housing. This time the report is coming from Benjamin Tal, an economist with CIBC. This demand matches the developer’s ...
Read More »I voted in America’s ugliest election 2
If national leadership elections were glamour contests, like the one between Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper, there would be no winner for the White House this time around. Ugly prevails south of the 49th parallel and I won’t tell you ...
Read More »I voted in America’s ugliest presidential election
If national leadership elections were glamour contests, like the one between Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper, there would be no winner for the White House this time around. Ugly prevails south of the 49th parallel and I won’t tell you ...
Read More »Whom does free trade benefit? Will it help or hurt?
If you were an Ontario autoworker when the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came into effect, you likely saw your job shift to Mexico or a southern U.S. state in the redneck zone where “unions” is a curse word. ...
Read More »Ontario is hard done by provincial politicians
Frank Touby — It’s not a good time for women in top-level politics. At least not in the U.S. and definitely not in Ontario. But let’s look mainly at the government with the most immediate influence over our lives. That ...
Read More »Do bikes freeload on taxpayer-supported roads?
Frank Touby — Motor vehicle licence tags are instituted for two reasons. First it is to identify each vehicle in case a liability issue arises. Events such as an accident or damage to property or violations of traffic law need ...
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