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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…
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Mark Towhey
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…
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Mark Towhey
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…
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Mark Towhey
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…
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Mark Towhey
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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…
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Mark Towhey

March 2024

Hot Takes: 26 March 2024
What did I say on the radio today? Florida social media ban a bad idea. Condo buyers roll the dice and lose. Ontario budget needs to do more of less…
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Hot Takes: 19 March 2024
What did I say on the radio today?
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Mark Towhey
Hot Takes: 12 March 2024
What did I say on the radio today? Hot Docs may go under. Oakville "Nazi" monument should return, sort of. Government is destroying English. Zero Vision…
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Mark Towhey

January 2024

Is Donald Trump the inevitable GOP winner?
Trump's Iowa win was not entirely what it seemed. But does it matter?
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Mark Towhey

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
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Mark Towhey
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September 2023

Schrodinger's mayor steps aside. Now what?
"Who's the Captain now" that Mississauga mayor Bonnie Crombie is taking leave?
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Mark Towhey

July 2023

Making Toronto safer starts with fixing the TPSB
Notes for Toronto's new mayor on how to improve Toronto's police protection
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Mark Towhey
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