What People Forget about Student Protesters? They’re Usually Right From apartheid to Gaza, university campuses remain crucial arenas for political change The Walrus · May 20, 2024
Honda Announces US$11 Bn EV Battery And Vehicle Plant In Canada Japanese auto giant Honda announced Thursday the largest automotive investment in Canada's history, worth Can$15 billion (US$11 billion), for a massive new EV battery and vehicle assembly plant. International Business Times · Apr 25, 2024
Canadian conservatives divided over trans policy Alberta premier’s moves to ban trans treatments rejected by fellow rightwing leader in Ontario The Guardian - US · Feb 14, 2024
Amazon MGM Studios Inks Deal for Production Space in Pinewood Toronto Studios The deal is the first multi-year commitment by Amazon MGM Studios to Canadian studio space TV Tech · Jan 17, 2024
Sarah Jama's censure: Making people feel uncomfortable is part of the job Sarah Jama, a member of the Ontario legislature for Hamilton Centre, recently faced censure from Doug Ford’s Conservative government. She was also removed from the Ontario NDP caucus by her own party. The Conversation · Nov 6, 2023
We May Be Stuck with Doug Ford Failure and corruption seem to follow Ontario’s premier at every turn. What would it take to get rid of him? The Walrus · Oct 23, 2023
In Manitoba and elsewhere in Canada, mean-spiritedness can lose elections A well-respected politician once told me that governments lose elections if voters consider them too mean-spirited. Those words have always resonated, particularly during the final weeks of the recent Manitoba election when the Conservatives engaged in a negative media campaign. Negative campaigns are often only tolerated if they don’t go… The Conversation · Oct 10, 2023
Canada: police open criminal inquiry into billion-dollar green belt scandal Ontario premier Doug Ford’s office to ‘fully cooperate’ with investigation into scandal that has forced number of resignations The Guardian - US · Oct 10, 2023
Ontario's Greenbelt is safe for now, but will the scandal alter Doug Ford's course? Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s extraordinary reversal on his decision to open the Greater Toronto Area’s Greenbelt for housing development flows from two colossal political miscalculations. The Conversation · Sep 25, 2023
Ontario's Greenbelt: A step in the right direction, but is it enough to protect biodiversity? Doug Ford has announced that he’s reversing his controversial plan to remove lands from Ontario’s Greenbelt, following a massive public outcry and the resignation of two of his ministers. The Conversation · Sep 22, 2023
Doug Ford reverses Greenbelt plans: Construction would never have provided affordable housing Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced a reversal of his government’s decision to allow developers to construct residential properties on parts of Ontario’s Greenbelt. While this is a positive outcome for an ongoing saga, let’s be clear: paving Ontario’s Greenbelt was never actually about providing affordable housing. The Conversation · Sep 22, 2023
Ontario premier reverses plans to build on green belt after ministers quit ‘It was a mistake,’ says Doug Ford to allow development in protected areas of Greenbelt amid scandal that cost him ministers The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2023
Why is Doug Ford doubling down amid Ontario's Greenbelt scandal? The past few weeks have witnessed an extraordinary series of events in Ontario politics. Reports tabled by the province’s auditor general and its integrity commissioner on the government’s November 2022 decision to remove 7,400 acres of land from the Greater Toronto Area’s Greenbelt have set off a political firestorm. The Conversation · Sep 11, 2023
Ontario government in turmoil after minister quits over land swap scandal Premier says officials will review deals to sell protected lands after Steve Clark resigns amid Greenbelt land controversy The Guardian - US · Sep 5, 2023
The Conversation · Aug 30, 2023 Global biodiversity: Why the proposed changes to Ontario's Greenbelt matter Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government continues to be tied up in a massive scandal over its plans to remove lands from Ontario’s Greenbelt — including the integrity commissioner’s finding that the housing minister broke ethics rules.
The Conversation · Aug 17, 2023 Doug Ford's Greenbelt scandal: The beginning of the end of his years in power? The findings of Ontario’s auditor general on the provincial government’s decision to remove 7,400 acres from the Greater Toronto Area Greenbelt came as no surprise to those who have been closely following Premier Doug Ford’s approach to planning and development.
The Walrus · Aug 2, 2023 Olivia Chow Won the Battle for Toronto. Can She Win the War? The new mayor will have to convince Torontonians to invest in their city—yes, taxes—after years of austerity conditioning
The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2023 Olivia Chow wins election as Toronto's first Chinese-Canadian mayor Progressive political leader vowed to raise low property taxes and support people facing unaffordable housing
The Conversation · Jun 22, 2023 Politicians shouldn't determine where Paul Bernardo is imprisoned, regardless of his crimes Paul Bernardo is one of Canada’s most notorious criminal offenders.
The Conversation · Jun 13, 2023 Doug Ford at 5 years: Selling out Ontario's future to please the well-connected The initial political success of the Doug Ford government in Ontario has been attributed to its ability to connect with those who have seen themselves as the losers in the province’s economic transition from a manufacturing and resource extraction-based economy to one based on services.
The Guardian - US · Jun 8, 2023 Canada battles hundreds of wildfires as smoke still chokes major cities Quebec minister described ‘unprecedented’ situation amid warnings that country must be prepared in future
The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2023 Jeep maker Stellantis demands billions to keep battery plant in Canada World’s fourth biggest carmaker threatens to move production to US unless government matches incentives offered to Volkswagen
The Guardian - US · May 15, 2023 Toronto mayor’s race draws more than 100 candidates – including one dog Former police chief, comedian and rescue dog Molly among those vying to replace John Tory, who resigned in February over an affair
Tribune News Service · Mar 22, 2023 Canada’s population grows by more than 1 million for first time Canada’s population grew 2.7% in 2022, the fastest expansion among advanced economies and on par with many African nations.
Golf Monthly · Mar 22, 2023 Best Amateur Performances At The Masters A look at some of the greatest performances by amateurs at Augusta National through the years