The irrational fear of government pot shops near schools
A pot shop opening half a kilometre from a school has created an irrational amount of fear in parents and a platform for Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne to get more votes.
Toronto · Opinion
Is online privacy an oxymoron?
To the companies with access to your digital footprint, you are not the neighbour down the street who walks his dog every other day. You are a consumer ready to be marketed to with targeted advertisements.
So close, yet so far: the promise of universal childcare in Ontario
It’s about time Ontario got universal daycare once and for all. There is simply no other way to fully empower women and achieve equality.
Pride should include uniformed police
Will the real Pride Toronto please stand up?
Children’s mental health matters
A local school introduced a new initiative in February to educate parents and caregivers on healthy strategies for responding to challenging emotions in children.
Liberals to extend OHIP+ to seniors. What took so long?
Ontario’s Liberal party wants to make prescription medication free for seniors under OHIP+ by removing the co-payment and deductibles from more than 4,400 drugs
The inequality of the U-Pass
The TTC is claiming to help students cut costs by reducing the price of the monthly metro pass with its proposed U-Pass. But the price-break is coming at the expense of some.
Welcome back, poetry. (Thanks, Internet)
The presence on social-media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter and Tumblr has helped the popularity of young poets and writers, attracting a greater audience to their art.
Parking permit system expansion expands expenses
Residents dissatisfied with the number of parked cars on their street deserve a voice, but so do single parents or retirees who may already struggle to afford the bills and maintenance associated with owning a vehicle.
Close calls at the crosswalk
Crossing busy city streets can be dangerous, especially for young students, who, like all Toronto pedestrians, must deal with speeding cars, stopping just before a crosswalk or racing through before those on foot have made it to the other side.