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Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

The implications and ramifications of Conrad Black’s trial were further extended when the The Globe and Mail went before the...

Another argument for faith-based schooling

I have previously pointed out that all John Tory’s arguments in favour of faith-based schools are purely secular. They are also...

The case for MMP

Here’s a link to an entry in James Bow’s always-thoughtful blog that links to Andrew Coyne’s column on the issue of...

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

A somewhat surreal weekend in the ongoing dramedy surrounding Conrad Black. Saturday’s National Post announced the return of...

Back on Home Turf

One of the strangely fascinating sidebars to the Trial of Conrad Black was the coverage afforded by Hollinger's (now Sun-Times...

Inside the Latest Issue

The July issue of Toronto Life features the monster cottages of Muskoka versus the resistance. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

Stop nodding, Dalton!

I watched the leaders' debate last night not as a journalist—in an office, with other journalists, in stony silence, listening...

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

The most concise and thorough investigation of the business and legal issues surrounding the trial of Conrad Black appears in...

Quoth the mayor: a two-month synopsis

I’ve been perfectly clear . The city is facing a crisis. We cannot run a deficit. We need these new revenue tools. Everyone...

How to watch an election debate

Coverage of election debates always focuses on a single, false question: Who won? Debates are never so cut-and-dried as to produce...

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

Filed under “L” this morning for “Likely to fall on deaf ears” is a report in the Globe saying that Peter Atkinson’s...

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

In watching the continuing press coverage (slowed though it may be), it’s interesting to note how Conrad Black, ever the...

UPDATE: Councillors inundated with pro-tax emails

The Web site launched yesterday at a rally led by Mayor David Miller, www.fairtaxes.ca , encourages people to “click here to...

Time for a TTC fare freeze

Now that the TTC has raised fares for metropasses, tickets and tokens, it seems like a good time to remind everyone that Howard...

The tax debate meets the race for Queen's Park

The tax debate meets the race for Queen’s Park

This morning Mayor David Miller, flanked by a bevy of city councillors and surrounded by a supportive audience, launched a public...

McGuinty’s Teflon-coated broken promises

Everybody loves a horse race, especially one with a photo finish, and that’s what many are predicting in Ontario’s election: a...

A Conversation with Peter Newman (Part 2)

What follows is the second part of my conversation with Peter C. Newman—whose story on the trial, A Great Fall," is in the...

A Conversation with Peter Newman (Part 1)

What follows is the transcript of a conversation between myself and Peter C. Newman—whose story on the trial, A Great Fall," is...

The secular argument for faith-based schooling

Has anyone yet noticed that all the arguments John Tory marshals in favour of his proposal to fund religious schools are purely...

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

The trial of Conrad Black has featured plenty of high drama, low comedy and the odd snaggle-toothed British reporter. But poetry?...

Clever, clever Liberals

Clever, clever Liberals

The McGuinty platform is full of appealing promises (full-day kindergarten saves parents money and opens up daycare spaces) and...

Black Watch: Today’s Top Stories

The September issue of the Literary Review of Canada , a subsidized Cancon knock off of the New York Review of Books , has a piece...

Religious schools and the meaning of diversity

The Protestant supremacism of Orange Ontario is alive and well and cloaked in the sheep’s costume called secular humanism. This...

A Great Fall

Watch this space next Monday, September 10. My conversation with Peter C. Newman—about his cover story on Conrad Black in the...

Minority Report

There were no brownouts in August. In fact, to John Tory’s misfortune, we’ve had a remarkably mild summer, with most nights...

Cost of Living

These North York points enthusiasts earn $370,000 a year. How do they spend it?

These North York points enthusiasts earn $370,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“We try to maximize our rewards by using various credit cards plus PC Optimum”

This 22-year-old venture capitalist is on track to make $180,000 this year. How does he spend it?

This 22-year-old venture capitalist is on track to make $180,000 this year. How does he spend it?

“I love a good bargain, so I shop at No Frills”

This globetrotting couple earns a combined $287,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This globetrotting couple earns a combined $287,000 a year. How do they spend it?

“Groceries are our biggest monthly expense after rent”

This Doctors Without Borders marketer earns $100,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This Doctors Without Borders marketer earns $100,000 a year. How does she spend it?

Manpreet Badyal moved from Delhi to Vancouver to Toronto in search of success

How a Gen Z finance enthusiast in Forest Hill spends her money

How a Gen Z finance enthusiast in Forest Hill spends her money

Business analyst and budding TikTok investment guru Chaeeun Lee hopes to visit 50 countries before she turns 30

This policy analyst and stand-up comedian makes $83,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This policy analyst and stand-up comedian makes $83,000 a year. How does she spend it?

“Investing in mental health is important. I have an unlimited membership at Othership in Yorkville”

This entrepreneur is on track to make $23,000 this year. How does she spend it?

This entrepreneur is on track to make $23,000 this year. How does she spend it?

“It was hard to accept financial aid from my parents, but it actually brought us closer together”

Urban Diplomat

Dear Urban Diplomat: My family takes Mother’s Day more seriously than Father’s Day

Dear Urban Diplomat: My family takes Mother’s Day more seriously than Father’s Day

She gets flowers, gifts and breakfast in bed; I get a lousy grill brush. Am I wrong to feel slighted?

Dear Urban Diplomat: What’s the etiquette for EV charging?

Dear Urban Diplomat: What’s the etiquette for EV charging?

Dear Urban Diplomat , What’s the etiquette for EV charging? A few weeks ago, I finally found a spot in my neighbourhood to juice...

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband thinks I'm a hoarder, but I'm a collector

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband thinks I’m a hoarder, but I’m a collector

He’s started quoting Marie Kondo and insisting that I get rid of my “emotional support tchotchkes.” How can I get him to back off?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My condo building has zero tolerance for the slightest noise

Dear Urban Diplomat: My condo building has zero tolerance for the slightest noise

They’ve asked us not to shower after 11 p.m. because of “pipe whistling.” Is this normal?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband bought us a pass to skip the line at the ski hill. Why do I feel guilty for using it?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My husband bought us a pass to skip the line at the ski hill. Why do I feel guilty for using it?

I can’t help being embarrassed every time I sheepishly walk past the eye rollers in the regular queue

Dear Urban Diplomat: My brother is lying online about Dry January

Dear Urban Diplomat: My brother is lying online about Dry January

He’s preaching the virtues of sobriety on TikTok but still crushing six-packs every weekend, and the hypocrisy is getting on my nerves. Should I call him out?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My co-workers have forgotten how to behave in an office

Dear Urban Diplomat: My co-workers have forgotten how to behave in an office

I actually don’t mind the return-to-office mandate, but it seems like so much working from home has caused my fellow employees’ self-awareness to atrophy