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It considers barely $1,500 a month in income for disabled Ontarians as ensuring their 'financial well-being' You can save this article by registering...
The City of Ottawa is proceeding as it should, replacing obsolete, publicly owned sports facilities with up-to-date structures. But it's working at a...
Cancelling cap-and-trade was one of the best moves the Ontario premier ever made You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if...
Promoting the capital in London, England may yield short-term results but won’t provide any significant, lasting employment in a city facing...
MPPs haven’t had a raise since 2008, and given their overall spending pattern it seems to be an example of being penny wise and pound foolish You...
The $600-million provincial support package was cleverly crafted to match up with Ford’s priorities. There is nothing the premier likes better than...
New budget runs $9.8 billion deficit, though the opposition would certainly spend more You can save this article by registering for free here. Or...
Decades of neglect and destruction have turned the once-fine downtown core of the nation's capital into an architectural wasteland south of Sparks...
The Ford government could have appealed its legislation to the Supreme Court, but controlling public expenses is just so 2019 What a triumph for the...
Imagine a world where the city cut away all the red tape so that if a builder presented a plan that was certified as structurally sound, council just...
Ontario’s housing shortage can’t be fixed by government demands, punishments or tweaks to the rules. Let’s stop pretending that it can The...
Building housing in a housing-starved city is, in itself, a community benefit. It’s not reasonable to expect builders to fork over even larger sums...
All the little job announcements provide a useful distraction from the big economic picture, which is not overly encouraging The Ontario government is...
Coun. Shawn Menard thought he had a deal for $300K in community contributions from Katasa Group. But there are varying stories about what happened.
As council debated a $300,000 donation from the Katasa Group, which wants to build at Bronson and Carling, the controversial history of its founder...
Ontario’s funding per university student is only 57% of what the rest of the country spends, and it’s even worse for college students The federal...
The perception that French immersion is a desirable, elite program has sucked the life out of the English program.
The city of Toronto’s proposed 2024 budget is both outrageous and a master class in political manoeuvring The city of Toronto’s proposed 2024...
Buying 311 aged Nepean homes that already have affordable rents is not an idea that easily sells itself.
Ontario’s population is growing far faster than its supply of doctors and many physicians are hitting retirement age Right now, 2.3 million...
You might think the chief purpose of the replacement Alexandra Bridge will be to move people across the river, but no — its new name apparently must...
The boards would do well to remember that no one has to go to a French or Catholic school in Ontario What’s up with Ontario’s French and Catholic...
The political rookie's style of leadership was safe, reliable and affordable, this newspaper's columnist writes.
Ontario premier's accomplishments overshadowed by the Greenbelt fiasco
Building on the, er, success of the VUT, it’s obviously time for the Communal Residential Action Plan. Governments are meant to invent weird...
It has been nearly seven weeks since the Ontario premier spoke about the antisemitic backlash in the province following Hamas's Oct. 7 attack The...
It was the town itself that had the idea of putting housing on part of the Perth Golf Club land. Now it's balking — which is bad for its finances...
Increasing government grants and domestic tuition fees may be the only way some colleges and universities would survive without foreign students...
It's futile to try to solve the housing affordability problem with government subsidies. Municipalities, in particular, have little ability to improve...
Instead of ad-hoc deals like the one Toronto's mayor just made, Mark Sutcliffe should be asking that municipal tax revenue stay with the city.
Time for Ontario to bring province’s $10-billion booze business in line with the times. Unfortunately, the government is hooked on revenue Ontario...
Trudeau’s surprising three-year carbon tax 'pause' on home heating oil was a political gift for Ford, a guy who could certainly use one It’s good...
Fixing up a sports venue that the city owns is not a bailout for developers. It is a rational and fiscally responsible way to enhance an important...
Latest reversal removes more than 11,000 hectares around Toronto for development, far greater than Ford's foray into Greenbelt development The Ontario...
Municipal staff recommend against adopting a version of Calgary's successful incentive plan. They feel city hall doesn't need to offer any sort of...
If it cared it could say: 'Inflation is giving us a windfall increase in sales taxes. We could spend it, but we know you need it more' As Ontarians...
Diaspora groups often bring their grievances with them, and Canada's multiculturalism policy encourages this — even if it contradicts our basic...
The last time the PCs lost power, after two Mike Harris majorities, it took 15 years to get it back. They don’t want to repeat that Doug Ford could...
Of course, residents aren't exactly willing to pay for anything better.
A nurse practitioner is the next best thing for Ontarians without a family doctor. Why aren't they covered by OHIP? An Ottawa health clinic is...
A squabble over who should clear a walking path near Lincoln Fields in winter is just the latest example of needless disagreement.
Either leader can find better ideas by looking at what Ontario is already doing — minus the part about the Greenbelt Tackling Ontario’s housing...
The City of Ottawa has identified a transit spending gap of $6.6 billion between what was previously expected and what is now forecast over the next...
Ford might have to accept that if the party’s work is to continue, it will have to be with a different leader
Ford might have to accept that if the party’s work is to continue, it will have to be with a different leader Ontario Premier Doug Ford has done a...
The results of a one-year pilot project show that actual problems have been few and far between. Nonetheless, officials want more resources for this...
While the rest of Ontario has been growing rapidly, eastern Ontario's cities haven't kept pace It’s a pity that Ontario Premier Doug Ford has to...
Is there a reason to approach Ottawa differently than other areas in the province? Our city's vast geography would come to mind.
A Toronto-specific sales tax would drive up the already high cost of everyday life in the city Toronto’s new plan to add to its arsenal of...