Archive - Issues & Insights

Hot Takes: 18 April 2024

What did I say on the radio today? To ban or unban the keffiyeh. The definition of NIMBY. Who gets to regulate racism on university campuses? Should…

Apr 18 •

Hot Takes: 16 April 2024

What did I say on the radio today? Under-used schools could be part of the housing solution, but not if locals have any say over the matter. What…

Apr 16 •

Hot Takes: 9 April 2024

What did I say on the radio today? Canada's latest (and very late) defence review won't solve our military's problems. Bad Ontario cops rag the puck for…

Apr 9 •

Hot Takes: 2 April 2024

What did I say on the radio today? What kind of well-balanced meal does $2.50 per day buy? People spend how much on pets? What did that minor hockey…

Apr 2 •

Hot takes: 1 April 2024 – no joke!

What did I say on the radio today? The biggest problem with the March Holiday Season tweet. Why does it take an emergency to get governments to work…

Apr 1 •

March 2024

January 2024

Is Donald Trump the inevitable GOP winner?

Trump's Iowa win was not entirely what it seemed. But does it matter?

Jan 20 •

October 2023

A Ukrainian Nazi in King Justin's Court

How it may have come to be that a Nazi was honoured by Canada's parliament

Oct 1, 2023 •

September 2023

Schrodinger's mayor steps aside. Now what?

"Who's the Captain now" that Mississauga mayor Bonnie Crombie is taking leave?

Sep 14, 2023 •

July 2023

Making Toronto safer starts with fixing the TPSB

Notes for Toronto's new mayor on how to improve Toronto's police protection

Jul 31, 2023 •

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