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Read more >>Toronto doesn’t need a debate. Toronto needs a trial.
September 24, 2014 I am not going to waste too many words on the September 23 debate/debacle except to say we have all seen more civilized displays on the Jerry Springer Show, and more intellect at a hockey fight. If you asked me to declare a winner, I would give it to the media, who…
Read more >>Dying with dignity is a leadership issue whose time has come
September 8, 2014 As mayor, one of my top priorities will be to move the needle forward on the topic of dying with dignity. Now you might be thinking “what a depressing topic,” or “this is not a municipal issue,” and you would be right on both counts. But it has a much closer connection…
Read more >>A Living Wage for Toronto
August 28, 2014 There is a profound misconception among politicians and voters in this city and elsewhere, that spending money is a bad thing. Our current mayor, (and now two of his main competitors) uses most of his energy fighting every instance in which money might be involved, stating that it is better to keep…
Read more >>Sweating the Small Stuff
Saturday, August 9, 2014 A great deal of time has been spent during this prolonged mayoral campaign talking about big stuff: subways, jets, the Gardiner Expressway, LRTs – and it is sad that great many small things get overlooked. Typically in any society the voices that never get heard belong to those who are considered…
Read more >>Toronto Needs Green Action
Monday, August 4, 2014 (Simcoe Day) It is fitting, on this day, dedicated to John Graves Simcoe, founder of the City of Toronto, to think for a moment about our city’s history and its relationship to the environment. And you can do so quite easily just by looking at a tree. Although people of the…
Read more >>Using the Vehicle Registration Fee for Good
Friday, August 1, 2014 As Mayor, one of the first things I am going to do is reinstate the Vehicle Registration Tax. And I even believe it should be boosted to $75. That sucks, right? Yeah I know. But I challenge you, right now, to hear me out. Whether you hate me or love me,…
Read more >>Saint Olivia
Monday, July 14, 2014 Every day, it seems, Olivia Chow appears somewhere. A series of well-planned photo-ops have her arriving at civic functions, charity events and, well, pretty much anything that has more than ten people in attendance. She showed up on the cover of her World Cup schedule last month to tell Toronto that…
Read more >>An Intelligent City with a Prosperous Future (to the Tune of Billions)
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…
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