After axing his predecessor’s carbon tax policies, the premier has offered the province a new climate change plan that asks more questions than it answers. Repealing the cap-and-trade system also cancels the programs funded by its revenues, including rebates for energy-efficient renovations, transit projects, clean energy production like wind and solar, and a fund for […]
Editorial: Blowing smoke on the climate file (Dec. 2018)
December 30th, 2018 · Comments Off on Editorial: Blowing smoke on the climate file (Dec. 2018)
EDITORIAL: This premier is not for the people (City Election 2018)
October 17th, 2018 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: This premier is not for the people (City Election 2018)
On October 2 Premier Doug Ford told the Ontario legislature, “We’re getting rid of Bill 148. We’re going to make sure we protect the front-line workers.” It’s not clear how these two sentences relate, because the bill he wants to axe — which he said was destroying Ontario and making it uncompetitive — is designed […]
FORUM: Take back Toronto on the 22nd (City Election 2018)
October 17th, 2018 · Comments Off on FORUM: Take back Toronto on the 22nd (City Election 2018)
Vote progressive on election day By Jessica Bell Doug Ford has hurt Toronto. Ford slashed Toronto’s wards from 47 to 25 in the middle of an election, and threatened to suspend our Charter rights and freedoms by invoking the notwithstanding clause for the first time in Ontario’s history. Why did Ford trample on Toronto? Because […]
NEWS: Election chaos (October 2018)
October 16th, 2018 · Comments Off on NEWS: Election chaos (October 2018)
Council cuts a concern By Ellie Hayden Local residents’ associations, business improvement areas, and community organizations are concerned that reducing Toronto City Council from 47 to 25 seats will wreak havoc with the business of the city in their neighbourhoods. “Clearly Ford is going to put his foot down wherever he feels like putting his […]
EDITORIAL: Eight weeks lost to Ford’s madness (October 2018)
October 16th, 2018 · 1 Comment
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GREENINGS: Short-term solutions haunt future (October 2018)
October 16th, 2018 · Comments Off on GREENINGS: Short-term solutions haunt future (October 2018)
Florida’s red tide a harbinger of what not to do By Terri Chu Premier Doug Ford has scrapped cap and trade, embarking on a path of environmental destruction that’s fuelled by subsidies to polluters. The shamelessness is galling and we’re likely to see more of it over the next four years. The most concerning thing […]
EDITORIAL: A lost cause worth fighting for (Aug./Sept. 2018)
September 11th, 2018 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: A lost cause worth fighting for (Aug./Sept. 2018)
We believe that lost causes are the ones worth fighting for. A case in point is the City of Toronto’s battle against the premier’s Better Local Government Act, which cut Toronto City Council from 47 to 25 seats. It was a move that reinforced the provincial government’s wide-ranging powers over the city, powers that are […]
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FORUM: Ford is sending Ontario backwards (Aug./Sept. 2018)
September 11th, 2018 · Comments Off on FORUM: Ford is sending Ontario backwards (Aug./Sept. 2018)
Our elected officials matter now more than ever By Jessica Bell Doug Ford has been Ontario’s premier for just six weeks, and he’s dragging Ontario backwards fast. First, Doug Ford is harming our schools. The Conservatives cut $100 million from the school maintenance budget at a time when our public schools are in chronic disrepair. […]
EDITORIAL: Reclaiming our city (Summer 2018)
August 12th, 2018 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Reclaiming our city (Summer 2018)
Doug Ford announced his intention to cut Toronto City Council from 47 to 25 members last month. Coming when the municipal election had already begun, without notice or consultation, this move is a threat to our right to be represented equitably and effectively. While this bombshell seems to have taken everyone by surprise, it’s certainly […]
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ON THE COVER: The Ballot Bunch (Election Special 2018)
May 29th, 2018 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER: The Ballot Bunch (Election Special 2018)
READ MORE ON THE ELECTION: NEWS: Grilling potential MPPs (Election Special 2018) EDITORIAL: The market has no moral compass (Election Special 2018) GREENINGS: Choosing the lesser evil (Election Special 2018) FORUM: Bold new initiatives for Ontario (Election Special 2018) FORUM: Reducing downtown’s vehicles by 25 per cent (May 2018) FORUM: What kind of Ontario do we want? […]
EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Election Special 2018)
May 29th, 2018 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Election Special 2018)
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EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May 2018)
May 9th, 2018 · Comments Off on EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (May 2018)
More how nice! EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Spring 2018) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Mar. 2018) EDITORIAL CARTOON: How Nice (Dec. 2017) EDITORIAL CARTOON How nice! (August 2017) EDITORIAL CARTOON How nice! (July 2017) 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 […]