Podcast Dec. 20, 2015
Time to cut Toronto’s Police Budget by 10% Will Toronto get a good union deal this time around? Guest: Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong Talk to Me: […]
democracy
What I want in a new Councillor
On Monday, Toronto City Council will choose a new Councillor for Ward 5 Etobicoke-Lakeshore and Ward 20 Trinity-Spadina. Both wards are currently vacant. Ward 5 […]
Why are union leaders panicking over Hudak?
Union leaders are rallying each other – not so much their membership, but other union leaders – to battle a possible Progressive Conservative Ontario government. […]
Ontario media union admits political bias
Yesterday, shop the union representing many journalists in Southern Ontario took an “unprecedented move” and issued a news release and video asking its members to […]
Star Chamber no way to improve Toronto election
In today’s Toronto Star, columnist Royson James provides a classic example of why Toronto voters elected Rob Ford. He all but advocates for a return to […]
Rob Ford can’t lose
Originally published in The Toronto Star 3 Sep 2013 How much democracy is too much? Toronto City Council has an answer. Last Monday, it decided […]
Without a by-election, democracy is a sham
Originally published in the Huffington Post, 25 Aug 2013 On Monday, August 26, 2013, Toronto city council will decide how to replace Doug Holyday as councillor […]