Toronto’s plan highlights the staggering cost of a wide-scale social housing buildout: Steve Lafleur for Inside Policy
By Steve Lafleur, December 11, 2023 Social housing is an important part of the housing mix. Some people will simply ...
Tag: Toronto
Commemorative policy – Obstacles to getting it right in Toronto: Patrice Dutil
By Patrice Dutil January 20, 2023 PDF of commentary “An objective reading of the history, the significance of this street ...
Tory’s re-election as Toronto mayor sets stage for governance reform: Sean Speer in the Toronto Star
The size of John Tory’s mayoralty win gives him the opportunity to lead a push to strengthen the role of ...
Is Toronto better off with 25 councillors? Yes: Philip Cross in the Toronto Star
36 years in government taught me that upheaval is the only way to accomplish real change in organizational culture; Toronto should ...
Ford has an excellent reason for invoking the notwithstanding clause — protecting taxpayers: Philip Cross in the Financial Post
Ford’s action is a welcome reassertion of power by our political class that has been cowed, bullied and browbeaten by ...
The Debate Over The Notwithstanding Clause: Sean Speer on CBC
Following Premier Ford's announcement that the Ontario government will invoke Section 33 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (commonly ...
Putting Toronto’s Bureaucracy on a Diet: Sean Speer and William Lundy for Inside Policy
While Premier Ford is correct to focus on inefficient and costly local government in Toronto, it doesn’t necessarily mean that ...
Why Amazon won’t pick Toronto for its HQ2: Cross on BNN
WATCH: On BNN, Munk Senior Fellow Philip Cross explains why Toronto doesn't have a chance of getting Amazon's new HQ. ...
Anarchy versus Government in Toronto
The G8 and the G20 summits took place in Ontario over the weekend and media reports focused on violent protests ...
G8/G20: Meeting Expectations in Canada
Summit meetings produce results when the leaders attending share a consensus about problems and potential solutions. No such consensus is ...
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Unfortunately for Canadian consumers and creators, the Online Streaming Act is performing exactly as predicted: Peter Menzies in the Hub
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Mexican cartels are a direct threat to Canada’s public safety, and the future of North American trade: Gary J. Hale for Inside Policy
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Canadians are very unhappy with the federal public service—and for good reason: Tim Sargent in The Hub
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An economist on Ottawa’s GST holiday. Spoiler alert – Santa Claus is not real: Tim Sargent in the Globe and Mail
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Canada is an energy superpower. It’s time to remind America and act like it: Heather Exner-Pirot in The Hub
