ANALYSIS: Here’s what the federal budget might have missed
The military got a huge boost, and oil and gas seems poised to profit. But this economist says we’ve forgotten about one huge sector.
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ANALYSIS: Will anyone miss fixed election dates?
For two decades, we’ve supposedly had fixed election dates. But not really.
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Opinion | ‘What is it with the courts in the U.S. anyway?’ Rosalie Abella on where we learned democratic rights
Article first appeared in The Toronto Star. Has there ever been a more improbable story in Canadian judicial history than Rosalie Silberman Abella’s? She was born stateless in a displaced persons’ camp in post-World War II Allied-occupied Germany, yet somehow made it to the Supreme Court of Canada. In between, she had a huge influence…
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I sat down with Ontario’s living former premiers. Here’s what I learned
Only 26 people have held the province’s top job in 158 years. What do they have in common?
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Bless you, boys, for being a team anyone could fall in love with
I’ve watched 54 iterations of the World Series. That Blue Jays squad was unlike any I’ve ever seen.
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Saying farewell to the most talented MPP you’ve never heard of
Athlete, scholar, diplomat, changemaker. Tim Reid spent only one term at Queen’s Park — but his career was unlike any other Ontario legislator.
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I witnessed Joe Carter’s historic home run in 1993. The memories just came flooding back
The Blue Jays lost Saturday night, but the opening pitch reminded me of one of the best nights in Toronto history — and of what makes baseball great.
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ANALYSIS: Want to solve the housing crisis? Try a marriage counsellor
Getting homes built requires cooperation between municipalities and developers. It’s a complicated relationship.
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ANALYSIS: Former MPPs want in on Doug Ford’s new pension plan. Will he let them?
MPPs who sat between 1995-2025 remain without a pension. They’re bringing their fight directly to the premier.
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ANALYSIS: Who wants to lead the Ontario Liberals?
Everything is on the table for the third-place party — including some truly outside-the-box candidates.
