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We can’t afford to reopen the economy backwards

April 29, 2020 towhey 0

Pandemic lockdown is shortening lives as surely as the virus would. We should lift restrictions first on those suffering the most from them.

Government broke rules on purpose

October 18, 2017 towhey 0

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

August 2, 2015 towhey 0

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?

June 23, 2015 towhey 0

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

June 3, 2015 towhey 0

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?

May 21, 2015 towhey 0

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 […]

Toronto Council Chamber

What I want in a new Councillor

July 6, 2014 towhey 0

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 Council debates Island Airport expansion Apr. 1, 2014 © 2014 towhey.com

Toronto hates business & isn’t going to take it any more.

April 3, 2014 towhey 0

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

March 6, 2014 towhey 0

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 […]

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Star Chamber no way to improve Toronto election

February 25, 2014 towhey 0

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 […]

Pic of John Tory announces he will run for Mayor of Toronto, Feb. 24, 2014

John Tory makes a decision, torpedoes Karen Stintz

February 24, 2014 towhey 0

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

February 12, 2014 towhey 0

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 […]

Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino at Warrirors Day Parade - Aug 2013

Dear Minister: veterans have earned your respect

February 3, 2014 towhey 0

When one of Canada’s most senior politicians – a federal cabinet minister – disgraces himself – and by extension, Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino’s behaviour […]

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Toronto must become Strategy-led, not Budget-driven

January 27, 2014 towhey 0

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

January 7, 2014 towhey 1

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne published an op-ed in the Toronto Star yesterday titled “What the government — and its critics — can learn from the […]

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