Saturday, July 12, 2014 On Thursday, June 5, 2014, the Intelligent Community Forum, a New York City-based organization of thought leaders who focus on high tech and community development, named Toronto “Intelligent City of the Year.” According to journalist Howard Solomon of ITWorld Canada, “Toronto was selected after a year-long evaluation that included an analysis…
Read more >>City Hall: Lord of the Flies
Friday, July 11, 2014 This week, someone brought a conch shell into City Hall and blew it. Now this might not seem so unusual, since this great civic hall has also seen meowing, temper tantrums from the Ford brothers, blatant displays of hatred, negativism and petulance (again from the Ford brothers), spontaneous dance parties to…
Read more >>Is Ari Qualified to be Mayor?
Tuesday, July 3, 2014 Is Ari Qualified to be Mayor given that he’s not a politician and comes from the private sector? How can an outsider hope to change a city? These are comments that I have seen recently, posted by people who have been reading my plan and commenting about me very positively on…
Read more >>A Great City needs a Great Leader
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 More than once recently, Councillor Doug Ford has stated to the press that the position of mayor deserves more than one vote on city council, which proves yet again that the Ford brothers truly have no idea what it means to be mayor. Here’s a hint, Doug. The mayor is not…
Read more >>For crying out loud, let’s just get s**t done!
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 Transit makes for a great election topic, but then once the election is over it becomes an endless series of meetings and consultations between all three levels of government, resulting in very little actual progress. People need access now. In all directions and in many different ways. We need to travel…
Read more >>Bickering: The Chory Story
Sunday, June 1, 2014 It’s hard to watch mayoral candidates bicker amongst each other when there is a city to fix. In the last few weeks the mayoral race has proven that it can still remain a perplexing sideshow even in Rob Ford’s absence. We have now reached the point where ideas are being replaced…
Read more >>Our Story: Ziggy and Me
Sunday, May 25, 2014 I never thought I would get a dog. I had always liked dogs, but never thought of myself as a “dog person”. Well that was twelve years ago, and boy am I a different person today. Ziggy wasn’t even a blip on my radar when a friend convinced me to go…
Read more >>Are you between 18 and 30? Please read this.
Monday, May 19, 2014 I have talked to a number of young voters between the ages of 18 and 30 and I am continually impressed by your commitment, awareness, passion and drive. It is not surprising that so many great innovations, developments and contributions to society come from your age group. During an election, the…
Read more >>Doug Ford and Autism
Sunday, May 18, 2014 Somewhere inside the heart and mind of Doug Ford there is the agony of failure. There is something there that he does not want to admit to, and I bet that something has to do with the fact that he is a failure to his father. Doug Ford is not a…
Read more >>Why are Even More People Looking for Housing?
Monday, May 12, 2104 Just this evening I received an inquiry via Twitter that asked “Why are Toronto municipal election candidates so resolutely silent on 169,020 people on housing wait list?” Well, to cut to the chase I am not being silent. And rather than answer on Twitter in 140 characters, I felt this question…
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