EDITORIAL: Toronto Council has responsibility to ensure no one lives in squalor
Toronto Council is being asked to approve a system to licence the city’s landlords, and we believe it’s an idea whose time has come. At a committee meeting last week discussing the issue,...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Toronto council must heed evidence on city’s finances
Earlier this year, Mayor John Tory impressed with his evidence-based approach to leadership. Remember that? How faced with evidence that his SmartTrack heavy rail plan couldn’t work as planned, and a...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Toronto must help cyclists year-round for safety’s sake
The city kicked off Bike Month, which runs from May 30 to June 30, with a blitz by Toronto police writing tickets to drivers parking in bike lanes. The heightened enforcement campaign called “Right 2...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Summer is Toronto’s best season
Welcome to summer Toronto! It officially arrived on Monday of this week, but judging by our recent hot weather it’s actually been here for awhile. And is there any better place to be in the summer...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Celebrate Canada’s precious unity and civility
On Friday, July 1, we Canadians pause to celebrate another year as just that: Canadians. We have been able to do that for 149 years now, and let’s be honest: it feels good. We’re a good country, after...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Tactics overshadow issues in Pride Parade protest
A staged sit-in protest by the Toronto chapter of Black Lives Matter this past Sunday at the Pride Parade certainly has people talking. But are they talking for the right reasons? Given the status as...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Sex trade traffickers target vulnerable girls online
Don’t talk to strangers is a common piece of advice parents give to their children. Warning your kids to not go with someone to find their ‘lost’ puppy or enter a vehicle with mommy’s ‘friend’ because...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Legislation to stop texting and walking would fall on deaf ears
In hastily-snatched hindsight, it’s fair to say that last week probably wasn’t the best time for Toronto Council to vote to ban texting while walking. The same time as councillors supported a motion...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Celebrate Simcoe Day by having fun in Toronto
For Toronto residents, the coming long weekend is known as Simcoe Day and now is a good time to learn a little bit more about Upper Canada’s first lieutenant-governor and the founder of our city. John...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Remaining vigilant against impaired driving
It’s sad that we still have to warn people about the dangers of impaired driving; one would have hoped the message had been received loud and clear by now, but that is unfortunately not the case. In...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Toronto is right to make water infrastructure a top priority
Spending billions of dollars on replacing well-aged watermains and other infrastructure projects may not be the most exciting thing in Toronto’s budget. But it’s something that should have been a top...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Forward-thinking development needed as downtown Toronto population...
There’s no question: condo and office construction in Toronto, particularly in downtown Toronto, is booming. By 2025 the city core will have half a million people living in it, many of them in new and...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Celebrate the unofficial end of summer in Toronto
Today marks the start of a new month and the unofficial end of summer. And what a summer it was. Heat and humidty and long, sunny days. Patios packed with patrons, and pedestrians taking in the sights...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Need for food banks continues to grow
The week of Sept. 19 to 23 has been designated as Hunger Awareness Week in Canada, and it’s a time for all residents to think about and take steps to help deal with what is a growing need across our...
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Respect key to gender evolution
EDITORIAL - We are breaking ground and removing barriers while navigating a cultural shift that has been referred to as the new post-gender era.
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Toronto needs to build hope to end youth violence
“Just think first” was the message delivered at an anti-violence seminar for youth held in Toronto last week. Unfortunately, based on the past weekend the message didn’t get through. A 15-year-old boy...
View ArticleToronto Star's View: Canada must talk with Russia on the Arctic
Canada is right to host a special Arctic conference with Russia next month, despite Vladimir Putin’s actions in Syria and the Ukraine
View ArticleOntario's education system must set students up for success
When we’re young we make a lot of mistakes — big ones, little ones, and some that can be life altering. Unprotected sex can lead to unwanted pregnancy or disease. Drug and alcohol abuse can do...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Baby animals at the Toronto Zoo are more than just cute
Everyone loves baby animals. Visitors have flocked to see the brand new additions to the Toronto Zoo, which include Juno the polar bear cub, Rey the zebra filly, and arguably the most popular, the...
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Toronto Star's View: On health care, strings should come with money
It is essential that federal health transfers come with conditions. But conditions are only credible if Ottawa’s commitment is long-term and its funding sufficient
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