editorials - the star's view
There have been encouraging signals in recent days that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has moved beyond the partisanship and brinksmanship of the last Parliament and is prepared to govern collaboratively.
Of teens and driving
It doesn't get much more tragic than a car full of young people killed in a preventable accident, so it's understandable why Queen's Park has proposed new age restrictions and punishments for beginning drivers. Legislation unveiled ...
It doesn't get much more tragic than a car full of young people killed in a preventable accident, so it's understandable why Queen's Park has proposed new age restrictions and punishments for beginning drivers. Legislation unveiled ...
Rights for farm workers
More than 60 years after farm workers were excluded from basic collective...
Liberal debates should be open
They swore they'd be civil. But Bob Rae and Michael Ignatieff managed to turn a...
Stifling an Afghan probe
Were Canadian troops in Afghanistan ordered to hand over detainees in 2006 to...
columns
The making of a rights activist
Carol Goar
It wasn't until she stared into the face of repression that Umida Niyazova became a human rights activist. It wasn't until she witnessed atrocities that she started speaking out.
Not all victims are created equal
Jim Coyle
The crackdown on teen drivers announced yesterday by the Ontario government has two elements. The first is what it does – which is widely supported. The second is how it came to be – which is a little unsettling.
Ten key issues for Canada before auto industry bailout
Dennis DesRosiers
On CNN's magic map on election night, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania were all blue and crucial to Barack Obama's win. So it should surprise no one that he is willing to bail out Detroit once he is installed as president.
The right way to stimulate
Thomas Walkom
Canada's federal and provincial governments have agreed to stimulate the economy. That's good. But the key question is how they'll do it. Here, the signs are far less reassuring.
The Trouble With Bail
James Morton The double-murder of Saramma Varughese, 65, and her daughter Susan John, 43, in... History's long end game in Tibet
Martin Regg Cohn The Dalai Lama is more than ever a man in a hurry. At 73 he leads a people who,... Put working families, not financial ...
Jack Layton These are uncertain times in Canada. Economic crisis shifts political odds
James Travers Michael Ignatieff is enjoying an unanticipated boost from the most worrying...
James Morton The double-murder of Saramma Varughese, 65, and her daughter Susan John, 43, in... History's long end game in Tibet
Martin Regg Cohn The Dalai Lama is more than ever a man in a hurry. At 73 he leads a people who,... Put working families, not financial ...
Jack Layton These are uncertain times in Canada. Economic crisis shifts political odds
James Travers Michael Ignatieff is enjoying an unanticipated boost from the most worrying...
letters to the editor
November 19, 2008
I didn't attend the Santa Claus parade this year, but I do think it is a wonderful event. We are lucky to have it in Toronto as families and children in much of the rest of the world do not get the privilege of celebrating anything like it.
I didn't attend the Santa Claus parade this year, but I do think it is a wonderful event. We are lucky to have it in Toronto as families and children in much of the rest of the world do not get the privilege of celebrating anything like it.
November 19, 2008
The UN has proclaimed today World Toilet Day. It sounds like the start of a comedy sketch, but the topic is deadly serious.
The UN has proclaimed today World Toilet Day. It sounds like the start of a comedy sketch, but the topic is deadly serious.
Engaging leader is needed
If the Liberal party hopes to regain power it is going to have to connect with...
Apply tougher rules to every driver
Re:Tougher rules ahead for young drivers
Mining Act must be amended
Re:A uranium rush bears down on cottage
Steps in the right direction
Re:McGuinty eyes race stats
Community Editorial Board
Several years ago, the Star formed its first community editorial board in a bid to better understand the concerns and viewpoints being voiced throughout the Greater Toronto Area.
Ian Urquhart
Every year since 2000, the Star has appointed a Community Editorial Board made up of ordinary residents of the Greater Toronto Area. The 12-member board serves for one year and provides us with valuable advice on what we ...
Every year since 2000, the Star has appointed a Community Editorial Board made up of ordinary residents of the Greater Toronto Area. The 12-member board serves for one year and provides us with valuable advice on what we ...
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