Rejection as refugees impelled migrants to make dangerous river crossing By Karl Nerenberg The death of a migrant Roma family crossing from Canada to the U.S. reminds of the difficult recent history that Roma refugees have faced in Canada. One of the two families that drowned last week trying to cross the St. Lawrence River […]
By: Carlton Joseph The Tokyo Olympics, which started one year later than planned, and took place while Tokyo was in a state of emergency because of the coronavirus pandemic, concluded with a spectacular closing ceremony with the theme “Worlds We Share.” In spite of calls for a cancellation or second postponement because of a resurging […]
Canadians will host more than 60 events for Global Entrepreneurship Week November 13-19. During the Week, Toronto will join cities around the world, including those in the Caribbean, in celebrating entrepreneurs, the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation. How will you be celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week? Valerie MacLeod Global Partner, Haines Centre for Strategic Management. Calgary […]
This week’s question: Kenneth Jeffers, a member of the Toronto Police Services Board, has called for the suspension of a school policing program. Through the program, armed, uniformed police officers are now placed in 75 schools across the city. At last week’s meeting of the board, several persons spoke of the negative impact of police […]
This week’s question: The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) board has approved random drug and alcohol testing of employees in “safety-sensitive ” positions such as bus drivers. Should there also be random drug and alcohol testing of Toronto police officers on duty? Michelle Ramnarayan Stay-At-Home Mother Toronto, ON Yeah I think that it’s just fair for […]
This week’s question: The Ontario government announced last week in its budget that it will provide free prescription drugs to young people up to age 25.The medicines will be provided to everyone in that age group regardless of their income or their parents’ income. Should free prescriptions drugs be provided to low income people of […]
This week’s question: The Ontario government announced last week that it is taking action to make housing more affordable for home buyers and renters while more than 170,000 are on the waiting list for subsidized housing in Toronto. Do you believe that the governments – federal, provincial and municipal – are doing enough to deal […]
This week’s question: Violet Brown of Jamaica is believed to be the world’s oldest living person following the death on Saturday of Emma Morano of Italy who was born in 1899. Brown is 117 years of age. Would you like to live to be 117 years old? Devante Donaldson Business Owner Platinum Autowraps I would […]
THIS WEEK’S QUESTION: Since 1974, police oversight in Ontario has been the subject of more than a dozen reviews, generating hundreds of recommendations for reform. However, finding the right balance between effective policing and public accountability has proven elusive. Do you believe that Justice Michael Tulloch’s report, just released, will lead to greater transparency of […]
This week’s question: Toronto police say that there is an eight per cent increase in the number of reported hate and bias crimes in 2016, compared with 2015, but that arrests have decreased over the same period. Commenting on the report on hate and bias crimes, released last week, Nigel Barriffee, president of the Urban Alliance […]
