We can’t afford to reopen the economy backwards
Pandemic lockdown is shortening lives as surely as the virus would. We should lift restrictions first on those suffering the most from them.
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Government broke rules on purpose
On Tuesday, It’s not about the policy… it’s about hiding the impact of the policy “Our Office does not question the government’s Policy Decision to […]
Happy Writ Day, Canada! 5 things to watch for over the next 11 weeks
Gentlemen, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is expected to visit Canada’s Governor General at Rideau Hall around 10 am this morning, to ask that the 41st […]
How many will die with lower speed limits?
City councillors representing the old cities of Toronto and East York voted Monday night to reduce speed limits on their neighborhood streets to 30 km/h. […]
Toronto is right about Uber, wrong about regulating it
This is Part 2 of a 2 part series. Read Part 1 here. Before it tries to untangle Toronto’s chaotic taxicab industry, City Council would be […]
As Uber battles Taxis & Toronto the real question is: why regulate cabs at all?
In Toronto, First things first. Uber claims it isn’t a taxi company: it owns no cars, pays no drivers, etc. It argues the Uber app […]
What I want in a new Councillor
On Monday, Ward 5 Councillor Peter Milczyn resigned after he won a seat in the Ontario legislature last month. Adam Vaughan resigned his seat in […]
Toronto hates business & isn’t going to take it any more.
In yet another embarrassing display of incompetent governance, First, City Councillors spent an entire day debating a staff report that would allow the city to […]
My Toronto is 16 years old, not 180
Happy Birthday, Toronto is 180 years old today. Well, a few square blocks of Old Toronto is 180. But, the Modern Toronto I live in […]
Star Chamber no way to improve Toronto election
In today’s Toronto Star, In his column, James notes Olivia Chow is the anointed flag-bearer of the Left, and bemoans the fact “the city’s conservatives” just […]
John Tory makes a decision, torpedoes Karen Stintz
So, That, alone, is news. The people of Earth have been waiting for days, weeks, years even… for John Tory, afternoon radio host at Toronto’s […]
5 easy things we could do for our military & veterans
As debate continues across Canada regarding how our government treats our military veterans, Here are five ideas: 1. Veterans’ First Hiring Policy. Governments at all […]
Dear Minister: veterans have earned your respect
When one of Canada’s most senior politicians – a federal cabinet minister – disgraces himself – and by extension, Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino’s behaviour […]
Toronto must become Strategy-led, not Budget-driven
It’s budget time in Toronto. Then again, it’s always budget time in Toronto. It starts in January and it ends the next January, and that […]
How governments can learn from the Ice Storm
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne published an op-ed in the Toronto Star yesterday titled “What the government — and its critics — can learn from the […]