Ontario's economic strength, as measured by the gross domestic product per capita, has now slipped to fourth in Canada. We now are behind not only Alberta (understandable) but Saskatchewan and Newfoundland.
Stop the Newfie jokes now, something is rotten...
moreIn fact, the sight of streetcars should be a thing of the past except when they run on dedicated track. Streetcars just don't work here anymore.
Traffic congestion is only exacerbated by streetcar operation on streets such as King, Queen, Roncesvalles, Bathurst, Dundas and so on. The far-too-frequent track...
moreI do not believe that a modern, progressive society should be removing fundamental rights of its citizens. If such an action were to be taken with the TTC, we risk opening the door to removing rights from a range of important, but not necessarily...
moreAs a proud unionist of Local 113 for the TTC, I am left defenceless to rationalize what led to the abandonment of our patrons at midnight, however, we as a brotherhood took a stand against a...
moreWhy not get the pop, chips and chocolate bar manufacturers back into the schools?
They were with us for the past 30 years, waving their sugary magic on our calorie intake. If school is really about a culture of second chances, why not give them the opportunity to make amends and save the pools through advertising? Although the...
moreMayor David Miller seems shocked that the union would not respect the 48-hour notice before striking 'deal'. Isn't it time the mayor woke up and realized he can't count on union fealty - even when he gives away the store in salary and benefits?
Now the mayor can do the job he should be performing - working for the residents in Toronto. He and his executive committee...
moreSince there is only the two of us left in the house, we were thinking of signing up for the small bin. We are also very much into recycling.
Looking over the dimensions of the bin, it looked fine but behold, upon opening the small bin, only two thirds of the bin is usable....
moreI commend Zahra Farahmand for her fine column. She writes well and highlights an important Canadian value - respect toward all.
I encourage The Mirror to solicit and publish more articles from faith groups that experience persecution, including Protestant Evangelical Christians, perhaps the most politically...
moreYour editorial said something that is revealing and unfortunate: "But given that there are provincial politicians who now owe their careers to not making those very decisions...."
Shouldn't the situation be the reverse: politicians who owe their careers to making tough decisions with integrity and intelligence? I...
moreWhile the government pats itself on the back for shovelling more money into the education pit (almost $18 billion and counting), the teachers' union (and all who are paid under that huge...
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