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You don't need another "read-it-later" app.

If you're anything like me, you know that keeping on top of news and finding interesting things to read online can become a chore. I find that I often build up a glut of bookmarks, get overwhelmed by it all, and promptly turn to Canvas Rider to relieve the pressure. Before I know it, I've wasted …

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Freeing Toronto from the clutches of the OMB

Last week, I wrote an article  explaining my reservations with the Ontario Municipal Board's disregard for democratic policymaking. What's worse than its sweeping power is the fact that it justifies its decisions so poorly. I was happy, then, to learn that Bill 20 is making its way through the …

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Welcome to the OMB, where everything’s made up and the rationale doesn’t matter

Throughout my undergrad degree in planning, I was taught to take pride in the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). My professors lauded the virtues of this independent, arm’s-length body that rises above petty politics in the name of ‘good planning’. Supported by provincial legislation that gives it the …

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In Boston, real reporting falls prey to hysteria

The ferocious zeal with which news organisations have tried to piece together an explanation for the Boston Marathon bombing is astounding. Tripping over conflicting reports in a rush to break the story first, they appear to have done more harm than good. Mere moments after the explosions, we all …

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