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Fall election may remind Toronto its forgotten level of government
A two-minute drive up University Avenue separates the iconic edifices of Queen’s Park and City Hall, yet to many Torontonians, the two levels of government seem worlds apart. While Mayor Rob Ford’s po… more →
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[URBAN NOTE] On a Sun Media idiocy
wrote 3 weeks ago: Torontoist’s Steve Kupferman shared the news about a particularly egregious statement made by … more →
What To Do About David Menzies?
wrote 3 weeks ago: What To Do About David Menzies?. My take on the Menzoid … more →
Rob Ford's stupid and offensive radio show demeans us all
wrote 3 weeks ago: The political scene in this city has never been more ridiculous than it is right now. Following last … more →
Where Have You Been?
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wrote 1 month ago: “Time to talk about taking on the Fords” was the headline in a National Post article written by Chri … more →
Taxpayers paid Smitherman $158,000 to advise Ryerson
wrote 1 month ago: Eyebrows are being raised over the six-figure taxpayer-funded salary paid to former deputy premier G … more →
Winning and losing in the public eye
wrote 4 months ago: NO SHOVELS IN THE GROUND yet at the site of the proposed Vaughan hospital at Jane Street and Major M … more →
Ring of Fire News - 9 Jan 12
wrote 4 months ago: While not in the Ring of Fire area, another court decision giving First Nations more say in developm … more →
George Smitherman recants?
wrote 5 months ago: In case you didn’t already know the Ontario government is in way over its head on the implemen … more →
Ring of Fire News - 7 Nov 11
wrote 6 months ago: Thunder Bay the latest to make pilgrimage to Cleveland to convince Cliffs to build chromite smelter … more →
Matt Gurney: Tough choices could still save Rob Ford's legacy
wrote 7 months ago: A year after Rob Ford’s election, what has changed for Toronto? Perhaps more to the point, what hasn … more →
Chris Selley: Dalton McGuinty, the Teflon premier
wrote 8 months ago: Analysis It’s too much to call Dalton McGuinty’s tenure as Premier of Ontario “scandal-plagued.” It’ … more →
Ring of Fire News - 26 Sept 11
wrote 8 months ago: 23 Sept 11 Northern Ontario leaders’ debate: Two leaders (Conservative, NDP), no Premier, lot … more →
Fringe Candidates
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wrote 9 months ago: There was much talk around these offices last fall as the municipal election campaign wound down tow … more →
Kelly McParland: Ontario Liberals insist they're better than they look
wrote 10 months ago: Dwight Duncan, the Ontario finance minister, is already on the campaign trail for the October electi … more →
Ring of Fire News: June 1-20, 2011
wrote 11 months ago: The Ring of Fire News blog shares public information in accordance with the Fair Dealing provisions … more →
Fall election may remind Toronto its forgotten level of government
wrote 1 year ago: A two-minute drive up University Avenue separates the iconic edifices of Queen’s Park and City Hall, … more →
New report compares cost of coal power to renewable wind and solar power
wrote 1 year ago: Map of Australia From the Victorian Auditor-General’s Report, April 2011. (H/T Joanne Nova) He … more →
NDP leader Jack Layton would kill jobs and raise energy prices with cap-and-trade
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wrote 1 year ago: NDP leaders Bob Rae and Jack Layton The Ottawa Sun reports on what Jack Layton’s cap-and-trade … more →
The Strategic Voting Dilemma
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wrote 1 year ago: I despise strategic voting. It sticks in the craw of my heart. No good can ultimately come of it. Or … more →
