Albertans need municipal governments to stop overspending
Families and businesses have been tightening their belts for years. It’s time for Alberta’s municipal governments to get with the program…
Half measures won’t solve the problem with police
It’s time to reduce funding to police and reallocate those dollars to more proactive ways to reduce crime…
Toronto has more important priorities right now than a $3.8-billion park
With a shot at a third term, mayor John Tory is not about to let his city's devastated finances get in the way of his legacy park…
Defunding police a movement whose time has come
Reallocating some police funding to social workers, making body cameras mandatory would cut unnecessary violence…
Why have we become a nation of litterbugs?
We have first-rate collection for everything from garbage, to yard waste and recyclables. Yet we continue to litter…
Easing urban traffic congestion no simple task
Cities are establishing taxes on electric cars and other low-emission vehicles to reduce traffic and raise infrastructure funds…
We can’t obliterate history, no matter how hard we try
If historical figures with 2020 attitudes could be found, renaming familiar streets and place names wouldn’t be so daunting…
How to assess your community’s smart energy initiatives
While communities see the potential, they require tools and resources to support their efforts in community energy planning…
Crime rises along with police budgets, yet cities are no safer
Toronto is a perfect example of a municipal system out of touch with effective policing. More money and new processes don't result in less crime…
Winnipeg’s statue cleansing a distortion of history
The mayor is misreading the events of the Northwest Rebellion and romanticizing a nasty moment in our country’s history…