Under the questionable leadership of Premier Doug Ford, Ontario is now the only province in Canada which has not signed onto the federally funded daycare plan that would see fees cut to $10 per day per child by 2025. The federal formula would give Ontario $10.2 billion over five years which is its per capita share. But Ford says that’s not enough and Ontario deserves more than other jurisdictions.
Entries Tagged as 'Opinion'
EDITORIAL: Ford stalls, families suffer (Jan. 2022)
February 4th, 2022 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Ford stalls, families suffer (Jan. 2022)
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FORUM: Many achievements despite the pandemic (Jan. 2022)
February 4th, 2022 · Comments Off on FORUM: Many achievements despite the pandemic (Jan. 2022)
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FORUM: Omicron demands leadership, not indecision (Jan. 2022)
February 4th, 2022 · Comments Off on FORUM: Omicron demands leadership, not indecision (Jan. 2022)
Ontario suffers while Ford dithers
By Jessica Bell
As the Omicron wave overwhelms Ontario, University-Rosedale residents are facing big challenges. Parents are wracked with the decision over whether to send their children to school. Hospitals are near capacity. You can’t get a PCR test. Surgeries are being canceled. Demand at food banks is at record levels, driven by rising poverty, job loss and inflation. The science is rapidly evolving, people are exhausted, and there is no public consensus on how to proceed.
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GREENINGS: The disproportionate impact of inflation (Jan. 2022)
February 4th, 2022 · Comments Off on GREENINGS: The disproportionate impact of inflation (Jan. 2022)
Examining the interconnectivity of consumption, labour, and the environment
By Terri Chu
The richest among us earned record profits during another COVID-19 year while the poorest among us are risking their lives in understaffed service jobs.
Tags: Annex · Columns · Life · Opinion
EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Dec. 2021)
December 17th, 2021 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Dec. 2021)

SEE MORE BY BRETT LAMB:
- 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)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: Pandemic Response (Mar. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Feb. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Jan. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice! (Dec. 2020)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Nov. 2020)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Oct. 2020)
EDITORIAL: Ford rolls dice with 413 (Dec. 2021)
December 17th, 2021 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Ford rolls dice with 413 (Dec. 2021)
The currently ruling Progressive Conservative party of Ontario is looking ahead six months – and strategizing at how to win an election despite a long line of mishaps behind them. They’ll be looking to win support in the 905, and they’ll use wedge issues to get it. A 59 kilometre highway we don’t need is one of the big ones, and the party is already painting Premier Doug Ford as the only leader “that will say yes to growth in the GTA.”
LETTER TO THE EDITOR (Dec. 2021)
December 17th, 2021 · Comments Off on LETTER TO THE EDITOR (Dec. 2021)
RE: GRADING OUR GREENSPACE, Fall 2021
Thank you for the recent edition and in particular the area park reviews conducted by your writer Madeline Smart, I really loved the coverage of our parks.
FORUM: Tackling the climate crisis at a city level (Dec. 2021)
December 17th, 2021 · Comments Off on FORUM: Tackling the climate crisis at a city level (Dec. 2021)
FORUM: Premier Ford gets an “F” (Dec. 2021)
December 17th, 2021 · Comments Off on FORUM: Premier Ford gets an “F” (Dec. 2021)
Auditor general’s report shows Ford is failing the environment
By Jessica Bell
On November 24, the auditor general released her annual report on the environment. It reads as a dry and horrifying account of Premier Doug Ford’s assault on our natural environment, health and future. Here are the lowlights.
EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Fall 2021)
November 11th, 2021 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Fall 2021)

SEE MORE BY BRETT LAMB:
- EDITORIAL CARTOON Fourth wave funnies! (Aug. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Jul. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Apr. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: Pandemic Response (Mar. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Feb. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Jan. 2021)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice! (Dec. 2020)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Nov. 2020)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Oct. 2020)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Aug. 2020)
Tags: Annex · Editorial · Opinion
EDITORIAL: Doug Ford, the chaos king (Fall 2021)
November 11th, 2021 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Doug Ford, the chaos king (Fall 2021)
Frustration. Nonsense. Chaos.
These are just a few words that are used to describe the situation for Ontario businesses following the release of the province’s plan to lift all Covid restrictions for businesses. You’d think there would be more celebration, but it’s hard, given the fact that small businesses are being impacted extra hard by policy that seems designed to hurt them.
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FORUM: Status quo streets unsustainable (Fall 2021)
November 11th, 2021 · Comments Off on FORUM: Status quo streets unsustainable (Fall 2021)
FORUM: A wasted election, now Mr. Trudeau please deliver (Fall 2021)
November 11th, 2021 · Comments Off on FORUM: A wasted election, now Mr. Trudeau please deliver (Fall 2021)
Many promises are now on the books that must be fulfilled
By Jessica Bell
Canada’s 44th election is over. The election cost $660 million, and delivered the same results as before, give or take a few seats. The Liberals got the minority they deserved.