In 1995, Quebec sought independence from Canada through a referendum, the second time since confederation. It failed by the narrowest of margins — 54,288 votes. The leader of the independence movement, the late Parti Québécois leader and premier Jacques Parizeau, upon learning the news of defeat gave a revealing and memorable speech in which he […]
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EDITORIAL: Intolerance leading to Quebec’s decline (Dec. 2017)
December 15th, 2017 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Intolerance leading to Quebec’s decline (Dec. 2017)
EDITORIAL (Nov. 2017): Student safety suffers as trustees cave
November 24th, 2017 · 1 Comment
Toronto District School Board (TDSB) trustees are poised to accept a staff recommendation to permanently discontinue its 10-year relationship with the Toronto Police Service (TPS). Instituted after 15-year-old Jordan Manners was shot and killed in a stairwell at C. W. Jeffreys Collegiate Institute, the School Resource Officer (SRO) program was developed after a report on […]
EDITORIAL (Oct. 2017): Pandering to religious intolerance
November 2nd, 2017 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL (Oct. 2017): Pandering to religious intolerance
Quebec recently passed Bill 62: An Act to foster adherence to state religious neutrality and, in particular, to provide a framework for requests for accommodations on religious grounds in certain bodies. Unwieldy title aside, Bill 62 does little to separate church and state as its sponsors allege. The bill, which requires a person who delivers […]
EDITORIAL (FALL 2017): Bike lanes, good for business
October 12th, 2017 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL (FALL 2017): Bike lanes, good for business
When confronted with the question of whether or not to support the city’s pilot bike lanes on Bloor Street, the Bloor Annex and Korea Town Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) commissioned a study on the economic impact of the bike lanes. The comprehensive evaluation yielded clear results and also found a discrepancy between the attitudes of […]
EDITORIAL (AUGUST 2017): Don’t sacrifice safety for political gain
September 13th, 2017 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL (AUGUST 2017): Don’t sacrifice safety for political gain
The deeply divisive debate on whether or not the Toronto Police Service (TPS) should continue the School Resource Officer (SRO) program reveals fault lines among those responsible for ensuring that secondary education be conducted in a safe, supportive environment. Under the program, thirty-six police officers are assigned to work in Toronto’s public and Catholic high […]
EDITORIAL CARTOON (JULY 2017): how nice! by blamb
August 1st, 2017 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON (JULY 2017): how nice! by blamb
More how nice! EDITORIAL CARTOON: how nice! by blamb (June 2017) EDITORIAL CARTOON: TCHC (May 2017) EDITORIAL CARTOON: The Grand Tory (April 2017) FORUM: Celebrating 20 years of cartoonist Brett Lamb (April 2017) EDITORIAL CARTOON: A second chance! by Brett Lamb 2037 (February 2017) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Not really! It’s actually nice! by Stumpy the Subway(January 2017)
EDITORIAL (JULY 2017): Thank you Mr. Asti
August 1st, 2017 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL (JULY 2017): Thank you Mr. Asti
Every once in a while, someone gets mad as hell and decides not to accept the status quo. It’s a small act of rebellion that can shake things up, bringing sanity and common sense to a situation that has gotten well out of hand. Take the case of Etobicoke resident Adi Asti. Frustrated by the […]
EDITORIAL (JUNE 2017): A watershed moment
June 30th, 2017 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL (JUNE 2017): A watershed moment
At 150, Canada has much to celebrate. We are, relatively speaking, an open, democratic, tolerant, and welcoming nation set amongst a vast, beautiful landscape that has few peers. Indeed, called upon to describe Canada, many among us may point to our pristine lakes and rivers. But such an image may yet prove to be a […]
EDITORIAL CARTOON (JUNE 2017): how nice! by blamb
June 30th, 2017 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON (JUNE 2017): how nice! by blamb
More how nice! EDITORIAL CARTOON: TCHC (May 2017) EDITORIAL CARTOON: The Grand Tory (April 2017) FORUM: Celebrating 20 years of cartoonist Brett Lamb (April 2017) EDITORIAL CARTOON: A second chance! by Brett Lamb 2037 (February 2017) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Not really! It’s actually nice! by Stumpy the Subway (January 2017)
EDITORIAL (MAY 2017): Revoke U of T’s unchecked “licence to build”
May 26th, 2017 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL (MAY 2017): Revoke U of T’s unchecked “licence to build”
The University of Toronto is seeking broader powers to do as it pleases with respect to developing new buildings in certain designated large swaths of its campus. In effect, it wants to be an off-leash development dog, a request that has the community wary. The City of Toronto should be too. Twenty-five years ago the […]
EDITORIAL CARTOON (MAY 2017): TCHC by blamb
May 26th, 2017 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON (MAY 2017): TCHC by blamb
More how nice! EDITORIAL CARTOON: The Grand Tory (April 2017) FORUM: Celebrating 20 years of cartoonist Brett Lamb (April 2017) EDITORIAL CARTOON: A second chance! by Brett Lamb 2037 (February 2017) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Not really! It’s actually nice! by Stumpy the Subway (January 2017)
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EDITORIAL CARTOON (APRIL 2017): The GRAND TORY by blamb
April 10th, 2017 · 2 Comments
More how nice!: FORUM: Celebrating 20 years of cartoonist Brett Lamb (April 2017) EDITORIAL CARTOON: A second chance! by Brett Lamb 2037 (February 2017) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Not really! It’s actually nice! by Stumpy the Subway (January 2017) The stages of voting reform! by Joe Proportion (December 2016) Previously rejected police car designs! by Designed Without Public Consultation […]