Those of you who don’t live in my neighbourhood will likely not be so interested in this post, so I invite you to explore some of the excellent blogs on my sidebar. We have a municipal election upcoming in Toronto, so I asked the three… Read More
The candidates don’t think so. But then again, they’re all competing for the same job. Who’s about to come out and say, oh yeah, and a salary hike would be great. In general, I think a job like mayor should get a good salary. A… Read More
The City has been building a fence at our local leash-free park at the R.L.Clark Filtration Plant. Some readers may recall the post I made on this subject some time ago on this blog. My position has been that the dog park is poorly located… Read More
Readers of this blog know that I support building a great network of bike lanes in Toronto, a network that enhances the city without creating traffic chaos. I thought the idea of bike lanes on University Ave was destined for disaster. Let’s run the bike… Read More
Veteran Toronto City Councillor Howard Moscoe has a knack for getting in the news when he feels like it. This morning I heard about his latest stunt, a sarcastic motion asking the Toronto Star’s advice on Councillor’s salaries: “This week the pre-election ritual of reviewing… Read More
The other day Peter Kuitenbrouwer wrote an interesting article in the National Post about an idea to make a steel roof over the Gardiner Expressway here in Toronto, covered by cement and soil to form a 7 kilometer linear park. For those who have never… Read More
To all those readers from outside the Toronto area, thanks for your patience with my occasional posts about local politics. How can I not comment on the news that Deputy Premier George Smitherman is resigning his post to seek the office of Mayor in the… Read More
The Auditor General has reported on the Ontario government’s efforts to introduce an electronic health records system and it is grim news indeed for the Liberal Government. You can read the details in this article or many others available on the net. Suffice it to… Read More
27th Street 