The federal government needs to address the inequities that exist between the provinces today
The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) is facing a repair backlog for more than 600 of its schools that will cost taxpayers $3.4 billion to complete. It should not come as much of a surprise to anyone. For many years, the board has been delaying necessary maintenance while putting all hopes on an Ontario government…
Cutting local red tape will increase housing stock and reduce prices in Toronto, Vancouver and beyond
By Ken Green Ian Herzog and Josef Filipowicz The Fraser Institute House prices have grown substantially in recent years, especially in Canada’s biggest cities. Many Canadians are concerned about this trend, and a number of solutions have been proposed. However, many of these solutions are unlikely to be effective. Taxes on luxury properties might be…
Urban constraints to affordable housing could eventually push Toronto’s information economy to where housing is cheaper
By Kenneth P. Green Ian Herzog and Josef Filipowicz The Fraser Institute In response to Toronto’s rapidly rising home prices, federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau recently announced the assembly of a working group of experts from all levels of government, aimed at taking a “deep dive” into the housing question. Housing affordability is being affected…
Toronto’s St. Patrick’s Day riot of 1858 began when an Orangeman used his horse-drawn cab to disrupt the parade
Nowadays St. Patrick’s Day is thought of as a social occasion characterised by parades, green beer, celebration and jollity. However, that wasn’t always so. Indeed, there was a time when Toronto was prone to mark the day with a violent expression of the city’s underlying sectarian divide. Nineteenth century Toronto is often described as Anglo-Saxon,…
Oligarch kleptocratic immigration is detrimentailly affecting those cities deemed as safe havens for their investments
The word oligarch has a weighty feel to it. After you master it, it rolls off the tongue. Derived from the Greek language, today it usually means “business magnate.” It often describes the men who acquired vast wealth in the transition of the former Soviet Union to today’s Russia. The word kleptocracy is also derived…