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Partiers thumb their noses at authority – and good sense

by Michael Taube | Jul 29, 2020 | Health, Lifestyle, Ontario, PREMIUM membership | 0

MICHAEL TAUBE: In Brampton, Ont., a giant house party has enraged the community and put the region’s COVID-19 efforts at risk

To mask or not to mask?

by Michael Taube | Jul 14, 2020 | Health, Ontario, Politics/Law, PREMIUM membership | 0

MICHAEL TAUBE: It really comes down to your comfort level, belief system and what you want to do until instructed otherwise

Toronto has more important priorities right now than a $3.8-billion park

by Jasmine Pickel | Jun 21, 2020 | FREE membership, Municipal, Ontario, Politics/Law | 0

JASMINE PICKEL: With a shot at a third term, mayor John Tory is not about to let his city’s devastated finances get in the way of his legacy park (FREE membership content)

Ontario should cut government jobs to end cycle of debt

by Matthew Lau | Jun 16, 2020 | FREE membership, Ontario, Politics/Law | 0

MATTHEW LAU: The Ontario government must take decisive action to get the budget under control when the COVID-19 crisis has passed (FREE membership content)

Government debt piling up for Ontarians

by Ben Eisen | May 12, 2020 | FREE membership, Ontario, Politics/Law | 0

BEN EISEN: Blame economic contraction due to COVID-19 and increased government spending at the provincial and federal levels (FREE membership content)

Ontario budget update misses mark in face of COVID-19

by Jason Clemens | Apr 3, 2020 | FREE membership, Health, Ontario, Politics/Law | 0

JASON CLEMENS and NIELS VELDHUIS: The plan is based on unrealistic assumptions that pose real risks to Ontario finances and includes spending likely to be ineffective (FREE membership content)

Canada mishandling mental illness crisis

by Susan Martinuk | Mar 27, 2020 | FREE membership, Health, Newfoundland, Ontario, Saskatchewan | 0

SUSAN MARTINUK: Thousands of patients are on wait lists. Meanwhile, the human and economic costs of mental illness keep rising (FREE membership content)

Ontario’s lost decade of job creation

by Ben Eisen | Feb 28, 2020 | Business, FREE membership, Ontario | 0

BEN EISEN and STEVE LAFLEUR: Toronto and Ottawa are thriving but as long as large regions of Ontario struggle, the province and the country won’t meet their full economic potential (FREE membership content)

Consumer trust in agriculture is waning

by Sylvain Charlebois | Feb 7, 2020 | Alberta, BC, Business, Environment, FREE membership, Lifestyle, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northern Canada, Nova Scotia, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan | 0

SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: Organized, well-funded groups condemning farming practices on social media are winning the consumer trust battle (FREE membership content)

Epidemic of illegal firearms overwhelms Canadian cities

by Anil Anand | Feb 2, 2020 | Crime, FREE membership, Manitoba, Municipal, Ontario, Politics/Law | 0

ANIL ANAND: Corrections institutions are merely holding facilities with few effective rehabilitative programs. They must have programs for safe, effective reintegration (FREE membership content)

Municipalities must take the lead in getting the lead out

by Paz Gomez | Feb 2, 2020 | Environment, FREE membership, Health, Manitoba, Municipal, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northern Canada, Nova Scotia, Ontario, PEI, Politics/Law, Quebec, Saskatchewan | 0

PAZ GOMES: The astonishing levels of lead in Canada’s drinking water requires action. That means taking simple measures at the local level, aided by federal incentives (FREE membership content)

Ontario justice delays create injustices

by Maddie Di Muccio | Dec 18, 2019 | Crime, FREE membership, Ontario, Politics/Law | 0

MADDIE DI MUCCIO: Wait times for court proceedings to help children escape physical or psychological harm are far too long. Society is failing to protect these vulnerable citizens (FREE membership content)