Columnist Tony Dean observes that the NDP leader will be the wild card in Ontario politics in the coming months. ...
Category: Opinion
Purchase: Sane rather than same approach needed on nuclear power
Columnist Bryne Purchase says that as long as Ontario is on board with nuclear, a special regulatory regime is needed, complete with independent oversight and evaluation. ...
Purchase: Fairness in transport funding will boost Ontario’s productivity
Bryne Purchase writes that transit funding proposals recommended must address the need for fairness for the idea of dedicated revenue streams to be palatable to taxpayers. ...
Dean: In ice storm’s wake, role of volunteers lost in the politicking
Columnist Tony Dean writes that opposition calls for an inquiry into the government's emergency response would do well to look into what went right - and need look no further than the Red Cross. ...
Purchase: Will Ontario’s electricity policy train wreck continue?
Columnist Bryne Purchase says Ontario's electricity sector is in shambles, in part because the province hasn't seriously challenged the nuclear lobby. ...
Dean: Here’s to politicians looking beyond the ends of their noses
Columnist Tony Dean praises Premier Wynne and other party leaders for their willingness to break from short-term political thinking by taking on risky issues that promise long-term benefits. ...
Dean: Weighing Wynne’s first year
Columnist Tony Dean looks back on Premier Kathleen Wynne's first year, the Liberal Party's surprising resilience, and the shoals ahead for the government. ...
Dean: Hudak and OPSEU drop the gloves
Columnist Tony Dean writes that thoughtful and careful approaches are needed if public-sector workplace dynamics are to change, rather than simply imposing right-to-work policies. ...
Purchase: Ontario’s electricity policy a train wreck in slow motion
Columnist Bryne Purchase on the tangled web that is Ontario's energy policy and the Liberal "brand." ...
Dean: Drilling down on the Ring of Fire
Columnist Tony Dean considers the potential for a western-style resource boom in Northern Ontario: This is about mega-resources but it also involves mega-policy making. ...