Polly Ticks

Ontario’s latest attempt to hold city councillors to account sharpens a question that echoes through town halls across the province: is this plan realistic, or just theatre in legislative attire? The provincial government has introduced a bill designed to make it easier to remove municipal politicians found guilty of misconduct. The mechanism, at first glance,

Steel and concrete may hold up a bridge, but it’s political capital that keeps a city moving forward. Barrie’s new Dunlop Street overpass, a $120 million undertaking set to dominate Highway 400 for the next four years, is about more than traffic and timelines—this is a referendum on what the community values, and what its

Blue bins lined Toronto’s curbs last Tuesday, their familiar hue concealing a storm of numbers and negotiations. While neighbours sorted milk cartons from mail flyers, far above, provincial officials and industry leaders weighed the economics of a recycling system on the brink of upheaval. Ontario’s blue box program has long stood as a symbol of

On June 21, 2025, communities across Canada mark National Indigenous Peoples Day with a tapestry of events that speak not only to history, but to the living reality of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. Today’s celebrations are more than festivals—they are acts of collective memory and commitment to reconciliation. First observed in 1996, Indigenous

Four years in Toronto never felt longer than the stretch when Rob Ford held the mayor’s chain of office. Now, nearly a decade after his passing, the city finds itself swept up in renewed controversy as Netflix’s ‘Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem’ brings his story—and the scars of those turbulent years—back into sharp focus. Rob Ford,