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Entries Tagged as 'Opinion'
FORUM: We must stand up to the bully (Feb. 2025)
February 21st, 2025 · Comments Off on FORUM: We must stand up to the bully (Feb. 2025)
EDITORIAL CARTOON: Doug out-thugged, needs a hug (Feb. 2025)
February 21st, 2025 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: Doug out-thugged, needs a hug (Feb. 2025)
SEE MORE EDITORIAL CARTOONS: EDITORIAL CARTOON: “A tiny silver lining!” Jan. 2025 EDITORIAL CARTOON: Today’s flavour: cookie dough (Dec. 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Disinformation 101 (Oct./Nov. 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Get ready for Eglinton! (Sept. 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Staggering Progress! (Summer 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (June 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice: NIMBYism 101 (Apr. 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Why can’t they get along??? (Mar. 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How […]
Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion
EDITORIAL: Poilievre’s perfect storm (Feb. 2025)
February 21st, 2025 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Poilievre’s perfect storm (Feb. 2025)
A unified Canada is a nightmare for the Conservative Party of Canada whose leader excels in practicing the politics of division.
Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion
FORUM: Budget is the news of the month (Feb. 2025)
February 21st, 2025 · Comments Off on FORUM: Budget is the news of the month (Feb. 2025)
Months of budget work and consultations culminated at council on Feb. 11. This was a great opportunity to hear what residents want from their city and to look hard at what each department can deliver.
EDITORIAL CARTOON: “A tiny silver lining!” Jan. 2025
February 12th, 2025 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: “A tiny silver lining!” Jan. 2025
SEE MORE EDITORIAL CARTOONS: EDITORIAL CARTOON: Today’s flavour: cookie dough (Dec. 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Disinformation 101 (Oct./Nov. 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Get ready for Eglinton! (Sept. 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Staggering Progress! (Summer 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (June 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice: NIMBYism 101 (Apr. 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Why can’t they get along??? (Mar. 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How to drive in Toronto (Feb. 2024) EDITORIAL […]
Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion
EDITORIAL: An election designed to distract voters (Jan. 2025)
February 10th, 2025 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: An election designed to distract voters (Jan. 2025)
anticipated federal election this spring. He insists he needs a “mandate from the people” to face off against U.S. President Donald Trump in a trade war. This is both unnecessary and delusional.
Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion
FORUM: A busy beginning to 2025 (Jan. 2025)
February 10th, 2025 · Comments Off on FORUM: A busy beginning to 2025 (Jan. 2025)
Affordable housing and development files rank high By Dianne Saxe Happy new year and best wishes for a fresh start to 2025! Good to see so many of you when door knocking, at food banks, and at end-of-year celebrations. Thank you for every good cause you support and every act of kindness. 311: I am […]
FORUM: Auditor General exposes government shortfalls (Jan. 2025)
February 10th, 2025 · Comments Off on FORUM: Auditor General exposes government shortfalls (Jan. 2025)
The auditor general’s office has huge latitude to investigate the workings of government agencies, departments, and government-funded or regulated institutions to see if they are working as they should. Here’s the lowdown on the office’s latest annual report.
Tags: Annex · Columns · Opinion
LETTERS: An open letter to the Minister of Transportation (Dec. 2024)
December 16th, 2024 · Comments Off on LETTERS: An open letter to the Minister of Transportation (Dec. 2024)
My family [and I] are longtime downtown residents and homeowners. We own a car and we also cycle daily to run errands, particularly on the Bloor shopping strip. If you enact this bill we will simply stop shopping on the local Bloor strip. We will get in our car and drive somewhere else. So much […]
EDITORIAL CARTOON: Today’s flavour: cookie dough (Dec. 2024)
December 16th, 2024 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: Today’s flavour: cookie dough (Dec. 2024)
SEE MORE EDITORIAL CARTOONS: EDITORIAL CARTOON: Disinformation 101 (Oct./Nov. 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Get ready for Eglinton! (Sept. 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Staggering Progress! (Summer 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (June 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice: NIMBYism 101 (Apr. 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Why can’t they get along??? (Mar. 2024) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How to drive in Toronto (Feb. 2024) EDITORIAL CARTON: “Someone’s getting rich!” (Dec. 2023) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How […]
Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion
EDITORIAL: Bill 212 causes congestion (Dec. 2024)
December 16th, 2024 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Bill 212 causes congestion (Dec. 2024)
Bill 212, Reducing Gridlock, Saving You Time Act, 2024, is a reckless piece of legislation based on the false premise that bike lanes add to traffic congestion and are bad for business. The Annex is a shining example of how neither is true.
Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion
FORUM: Time to file your vacant home tax declaration (Dec. 2024)
December 16th, 2024 · Comments Off on FORUM: Time to file your vacant home tax declaration (Dec. 2024)
Not to late for the flu shot or an updated COVID vacine By Dianne Saxe Two years have now passed since I was first elected to Toronto city council, and I am tremendously proud of the improvements we have made together. I feel especially satisfied for having earned a reputation at city hall for doing […]
FORUM: Dangerous road safety bill is a distraction (Dec. 2024)
December 16th, 2024 · Comments Off on FORUM: Dangerous road safety bill is a distraction (Dec. 2024)
It’s as if being premier is too hard and he would rather be mayor of Toronto By Jessica Bell The Conservatives anti-bike bill went to committee in mid-November. It came into committee bad, and it went out worse. The Conservatives introduced an 11-page amendment that gives the government power to remove the entire Bloor, University, […]