Reading Time: 3 minutes When Ontario Premier Doug Ford slashed the size of Toronto city council, he involved the judiciary and flirted with a controversial federal law
Category: Municipal
Whistler mayor’s bid for energy industry cash just whistling in the wind
Reading Time: 3 minutes Consumers – including tourists visiting Whistler – and petroleum producers are co-conspirators in the emissions game
Calgarians rebelled against the mother hens
Reading Time: 3 minutes Big forces were at play in the campaign to vote yes to hosting the Olympics. But public distrust was a more powerful force
Dazed and confused: legalizing cannabis offers no payoff
Reading Time: 4 minutes Provinces and municipalities face a bevy of expenses and a web of regulations. And the tax benefits at all levels are questionable
Uber’s utter disrespect for social and business norms
Reading Time: 3 minutes The economic benefits of demolishing a monopoly business practice aren’t worth the environmental and human costs
A bold alternative to pouring money into another Calgary Olympics
Reading Time: 3 minutes Why not pioneer an Alberta climate change caravan resettlement program as part of an emerging new west?
Municipal governments should do less and spend less
Reading Time: 3 minutes The surest way to trim the bloated costs of municipal services is to privatize them. Competition drives costs down and quality up
Rhodes cultural policy is a template for Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Greeks believe that supporting the arts and culture is not a luxury but an investment in human progress
Restricting Toronto mayoral debaters is wrong
Reading Time: 4 minutes Fair and equitable election coverage is necessary to maintain broadcast licences, not to mention Canadian democracy
Restricting Toronto mayoral debaters is wrong
Reading Time: 4 minutes Fair and equitable election coverage is necessary to maintain broadcast licences, not to mention Canadian democracy