When announcing his latest reversal of plans to develop parts of the Greenbelt, Premier Doug Ford said he was “very, very, sorry.” It’s not clear what exactly he is sorry for, or if he is indeed sorry at all. After months of ignoring his critics, including damning reports from the Auditor General and the Integrity Commission, Ford forced his flying monkey cabinet to line up behind him to try and rationalize his latest u-turn on the Greenbelt file.
EDITORIAL: An insincere mea culpa (Fall 2023)
December 4th, 2023 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: An insincere mea culpa (Fall 2023)
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FORUM: Keeping it green and safe in University-Rosedale (Fall 2023)
December 4th, 2023 · Comments Off on FORUM: Keeping it green and safe in University-Rosedale (Fall 2023)
Over 100 development files pending in this ward alone
By Dianne Saxe
I hope you are enjoying the beautiful fall weather as much as I am. Thank you to everyone who helps to look after Toronto school children returning to school, including teachers, cleaners, cooks, bus drivers, and crossing guards.
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FORUM: Engage in the political process and change can happen (Fall 2023)
December 4th, 2023 · Comments Off on FORUM: Engage in the political process and change can happen (Fall 2023)
A Greenbelt victory
By Jessica Bell
Ontarians were outraged when the Conservatives reversed their election promise and approved development on 15 parcels of Greenbelt land owned by developers with ties to the government.
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ON THE COVER (Summer 2023)
September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER (Summer 2023)
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EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Summer 2023)
September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Summer 2023)
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EDITORIAL: Ford exploits housing crisis (Summer 2023)
September 14th, 2023 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Ford exploits housing crisis (Summer 2023)
Ontario’s auditor general, Bonnie Lysyk, and now, protests across the province, have the Ford government playing their best defensive game. In a scathing investigative report released in August, Lysyk showed more of the same in terms of the Ford government’s approach to decision-making and democracy. For those of us who have been paying attention, none of it comes as a surprise, but we can only hope that this spells the end of a corrupt regime, and that these Greenbelt decisions won’t move forward.
FORUM: Fighting on five fronts (Summer 2023)
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No sleepy summer in University-Rosedale
By Dianne Saxe
I hope you’ve had a good summer, even if it has been the hottest in at least 120,000 years. Here are a few of the issues we have been working on for you.
FORUM: Shelters overwhelmed by refugee seekers (Summer 2023)
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Crisis underscores a larger housing crisis that Ford refuses to help fix
By Jessica Bell
Refugees and asylum seekers who arrive in Canada have been forced to flee their homes for many reasons, including war, violence, and natural disasters made worse by the climate crises.
ON THE COVER (May/June 2023)
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NEWS: Retail suffers as developments loom (May/June 2023)
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Goodness Me!, formerly Noah’s, closes after 39 years
By Fox Oliver
On Saturday, May 20, Goodness Me! Natural Food Market (formerly Noah’s Natural Food), located at 322 Bloor St. W, closed their doors for good. The store opened in 1984, but as large chunks of Bloor and Spadina are set to be demolished to make way for condominium towers, existing retail is being pushed out.
NEWS: Annex honoured for pioneering Bloor bike lanes (May/June 2023)
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ARTS: Diorama Dramas displayed at photography exhibition (May/June 2023)
August 8th, 2023 · Comments Off on ARTS: Diorama Dramas displayed at photography exhibition (May/June 2023)
Since retiring from her career teaching elementary school five years ago, photo artist and independent filmmaker, Martha Davis, has found opportunities to work with children outside the classroom. This May, she joined the Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival with her Diorama Dramas.
EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May/June 2023)
August 8th, 2023 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May/June 2023)
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- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How nice (April 2023)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: Scale of badness (Mar. 2023)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: Winter’s not as cold as these deals! (Feb. 2023)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice — Can dreams come true? (For John Tory) (Dec. 2022)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Nov. 2022)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Oct. 2022)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Sept. 2022)
- EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Aug. 2022)