For Ontario’s sake, we must do more

Our analysis of the 2022 federal budget

The budget attempts to turn the page from COVID-19, but the pandemic is still raging and there’s little vision for a future economy that deals with the province's many challenges

Governments need to assume responsibility and lead the way

Ontario has lagged behind other provinces for a long time

Privatization of liquor. Asset sales. Public service cuts. Saskatchewan went down this road out of deficit fears. It didn’t work. Other provinces should heed this lesson.

The province would be prudent to prioritize keeping essential services public

Nova Scotians deserve a government that learns the lessons of the past to build a better tomorrow

Exploring the structural, organizational and systemic barriers to equitable public transit service, using the Thunder Bay system as a case study.

What the new agreement gets right—and where there's room to go bolder

Electric vehicles have emerged as the poster child of the zero-carbon economy. If we could only manage to replace all our internal combustion engines with batteries, it seems, we’d be well on our way to a greener world. But is achieving net-zero emissions really that straightforward? And is a society and economy dependent on personal vehicles—zero-emission though they may be—actually the future we aspire to?

Para Transpo assumes that para riders’ time is not valuable, that they have few important obligations and that their lives should be limited due to mobility and accessibility needs.

A brief history on the attack of Canada’s public transit system and how we’re trying to defend it

Convenient, accessible public transit isn’t a nice-to-have for cities. It’s an essential part of urban life and can’t be left to wither.

I remember the excitement I felt when Ottawa’s long-awaited light rail train finally opened to the public. But what it promised and what it delivered turned out to be two very different realities. Why did this happen, and what does this mean for the future of Ottawa’s transit?

Have you taken the bus recently? Your answer says a lot about where you live, your income and more.