Ontario’s Exploding Sprawl Brawl
Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area activists fighting Ford government’s urban sprawl plans Paul Webster Sun., March 28, 2021 The Hamilton Spectator With the fate of much of Hamilton’s last nearby …
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“You can’t eat real estate”
Doug Ford’s planned superhighway is a ‘slam dunk’ for developers — but some say it will be an economic disaster By Paul WebsterSpecial to the Star Sat., Feb. 13, 2021 As …
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500 Canadian cities declare climate emergencies
The Lancet Jan 1 2021 Canadian Climate Action While Canada’s federal, provincial, and territorial orders of government— many of which are deeply dependent on tax revenues from the world’s fifth …
Can Toronto’s last big natural areas be saved?
Doug Ford plans to start building a new superhighway near the 401 next year. Why not move all the trucks to the 407 toll highway instead? By Paul Webster Special to …
Rural Canada’s digital deficit
In an era when virtual transactions are quickly eclipsing conventional ones, the hunger for bandwidth recalls the infrastructure competitions of the past, when communities lived and died according to their …
Corporate Canada’s Indigenous Agonies – SABEW 2020 Business Awards Honourable Mention
The Globe and Mail Report on Business Magazine, March 2019
Globe & Mail: Canada’s industrial heart moves to Mexico
It’s been 20 years since Canada and Mexico were wed by NAFTA. As the departure from Mississauga of faucet-maker Grohe shows, the relationship is in a bit of a rut.