Opinion

His minion, Loose Larry Cannon, the transport minister, appoints new board to Toronto Port Authority. So much for the Tasse study.   READ THIS AND WEEP: CLICK HERE

By Bill Freeman – In a classic piece of tabloid journalism, the Toronto Sun and radio hotline shows blamed Islanders when the Docks lost their liquor license on Monday, July 24th. In fact, the Docks had no one to blame ...

Jim Lahey on Trailer Park Boys would have a party thinking up excretory terms to describe this one By Frank Touby – A fetid storm of outrage has blown ill at the beancounters’ biggest labour union, aka the Institute of ...

Received with high fives from pedestrians, bells ringing on passing streetcars, waves from drivers and scattered applause, the controversial (only-in-Toronto) Guardian Angels began their patrols of Downtown July 13. A dozen or so sauntered from Billboard Central at Dundas and ...

By Frank Touby – The recent raise for Toronto’s dysfunctional city council—a curse of the previous provincial government that was operated by yokels—is mere peanuts, according to my friend Slovo the shoemaker. He says he knows exactly why many politicians ...

By Joice Guspie – Business improvement areas or BIAs have existed in Toronto since the ‘70s. Back then, BIAs were chiefly concerned with beautifying their business streetscapes to attract shoppers. Merchants determined which projects they wanted to undertake, they approved ...

Is Toronto still a city of neighbourhoods? That was one of the mottos that seemed to fit, at least, I had hope that it was true. I get the idea of a giant metropolis which is made up of more ...

By Frank Touby – While Neocons argue that government regulation is anathema to an effective marketplace, their masters in big business find it just the other way around. Having a government-regulated oligopoly is a sure way to wealth and power ...

By Stig Harvor – New construction in Toronto today is no longer defined by clear rules. The only rule is: Let’s make a deal. Deals involve two parties: The developer and the city. As in all deals, the two parties ...

By Stig Harvor – Higher and ever higher condo towers are popping up all over our city. Why do people want to live in these tall towers? One reason developers give is that people like views. But if you live ...