New MPP focused on transit, development, and services for seniors By Annemarie Brissenden There is an oddly poetic quality to Han Dong’s defeat of Rosario Marchese in the recent provincial election. Dong, the newly elected Liberal member of provincial par- liament for Trinity-Spadina, was inspired to seek office by Bob Wong, the Liberal MPP who […]

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City’s right to declare what requires a bylaw variance upheld By Brian Burchell The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has lost another round in the fight to lease the Central Tech- nical School field to a commercial operator who would apply artificial turf and a dome for winter use. Superior Court Justice D.L. Cor- bett […]

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How to skip the gluten and the cost of store-bought By Susan Oppenheim “Gluten sensitivity (also gluten intolerance) is a spectrum of disorders including celiac disease in which gluten has an adverse effect on the body. Symptoms include bloating, abdominal discomfort or pain, diarrhea, constipation, muscular disturbances, headaches, migraines, severe acne, fatigue, and bone or […]

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Making sure the vulnerable are not forgotten By Rosario Marchese It all started at Harbord Collegiate. That’s where I met my lifelong friend Joe Pantalone, who would pull me into the NDP and later persuade me to run for public office. My father was a construction worker, and my mother worked at home, raising me […]

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Kathleen Wynne’s June 12th election win represents many things. Political affiliation aside, we celebrate the first woman to be elected premier of Ontario. We also celebrate the first openly gay woman to be elected premier in Canada. These are critical milestones at a time when we recognize the need for leaders—corporate, governmental, or otherwise—to reflect […]

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New MPP, Han Dong, has lived in Trinity-Spadina for 13 years By Brian Burchell and Annemarie Brissenden In an unexpected upset, long-standing NDP Member of Provincial Parliament Rosario Marchese lost his seat to Han Dong in the June 12 provincial election. “It’s been an honour to represent Trinity-Spadina for 24 great years as your MPP,” […]

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Vaughan driven by urgent need to bring practical experience to federal politics By Annemarie Brissenden   Adam Vaughan spoke his first words in French at 45 Walmer Rd. in the Annex, where he was a young student at the Institute of Child Study. “One day I ran away and hid in Sibelius Park, and it […]

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Market forces replace not repair The other night our fridge made a strange popping sound before the compressor mysteriously shut off. My initial reaction was to start looking for a new fridge. We live in a world so full of consumption and of constantly replacing old things with new, that I nearly forgot that there […]

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Local parks offer place to cool down, run a dog, wade in water For the first part of this year’s Grading our Greenspace, our annual park review, writers visited 10 parks?(more to come next month) to grade them on a variety of factors, including amenities, cleanliness, and ambiance. Do you agree with our assessment? Send […]

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Making sure the vulnerable are not forgotten By Rosario Marchese It all started at Harbord Collegiate. That’s where I met my lifelong friend Joe Pantalone, who would pull me into the NDP and later persuade me to run for public office. My father was a construction worker, and my mother worked at home, raising me […]

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