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FORUM: Ford unleashes his sprawl agenda (Nov. 2022)

November 22nd, 2022 · Comments Off on FORUM: Ford unleashes his sprawl agenda (Nov. 2022)

veneer of moderation. The Premier has unleashed his aggressive plan to spur suburban sprawl, parking lots, and highways across the Greater Golden Horseshoe area, at the expense of farmland, renters, municipal services, and all-important climate change goals.

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EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Oct. 2022)

October 19th, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Oct. 2022)

“Sign says you gotta have a membership card to get inside” SEE MORE: EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Sept. 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Aug. 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: A chacun son principles (July 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Provincial Election 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Spring 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Winter 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Jan. 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Dec. 2021) EDITORIAL […]

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EDITORIAL: A small business tax break in name only (Oct. 2022)

October 19th, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: A small business tax break in name only (Oct. 2022)

It turns out however, that the methodology chosen by the city is so flawed that it appears that as many as 20 per cent of properties will not get the break even though they meet the requirements.

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FORUM: Living on welfare is not healthy (Oct. 2022)

October 19th, 2022 · Comments Off on FORUM: Living on welfare is not healthy (Oct. 2022)

About 900,000 Ontarians live on social assistance. If the person qualifies for Ontario Works, they receive $733 a month for a single person, and if they qualify for Ontario Disability Support Payments, they get $1227 a month. These meager payments keep people in poverty. 

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EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Sept. 2022)

September 27th, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Sept. 2022)

SEE MORE: EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Aug. 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: A chacun son principles (July 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Provincial Election 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Spring 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Winter 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Jan. 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Dec. 2021) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Fall 2021) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Fourth wave funnies! (Aug. 2021) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Jul. 2021) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Apr. […]

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EDITORIAL: Taking control of the narrative (Sept. 2022)

September 27th, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Taking control of the narrative (Sept. 2022)

The province is dissolving Ontario’s independent COVID-19 Science Advisory Table and replacing it  with, what one member described, as its exact antithesis.

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FORUM: Rare summer legislature sittings (Sept. 2022)

September 27th, 2022 · Comments Off on FORUM: Rare summer legislature sittings (Sept. 2022)

The Ford government is passing damaging legislation in the middle of the summer while attention on politics is low. Here’s what’s happening.

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EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Aug. 2022)

August 17th, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Aug. 2022)

Ain’t she a beautiful sight? EDITORIAL CARTOON: A chacun son principles (July 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Provincial Election 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Spring 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Winter 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Jan. 2022) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Dec. 2021) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Fall 2021) EDITORIAL CARTOON: Fourth wave funnies! (Aug. 2021) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Jul. 2021) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Apr. 2021) […]

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EDITORIAL: Farewell Mike (Aug. 2022)

August 17th, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Farewell Mike (Aug. 2022)

After 12 years on city council, Mike Layton, representative for University-Rosedale’s Ward 11 will not seek another term. Given the systemic changes made to the city’s governance in recent years, it’s no surprise Layton’s made this call—but it’s a shame and a real loss to this community.

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FORUM: Revenue, revenue, revenue and the lack thereof (Aug. 2022)

August 17th, 2022 · Comments Off on FORUM: Revenue, revenue, revenue and the lack thereof (Aug. 2022)

By the time this reaches your doorsteps, council will have completed our last legislative cycle before the election period begins, and the agenda is as busy as ever. Top of mind for me is continuing to work toward correcting the service deficiencies many residents have been noticing as the weather has warmed and people are engaging with our public spaces and services.

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FORUM: We need to ban harmful single-use plastics (Aug. 2022)

August 17th, 2022 · Comments Off on FORUM: We need to ban harmful single-use plastics (Aug. 2022)

While plastic has revolutionized our lives, plastic pollution has emerged as a key environmental issue worldwide.

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EDITORIAL CARTOON: A chacun son principles (July 2022)

July 18th, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: A chacun son principles (July 2022)

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