Money, Life and Law 
Spring real estate market shows signs of balance
Well, spring has finally settled in, and summer is just around the corner. The last vestiges of winter hung around longer than we’ve grown accustomed to, as just a short month ago we saw the last of the snow fly. Our neighbourhood is about to put on its dazzling display of flora and fauna. Our [...]
Full Story»Are you a stock or a bond?
Meet Tula, age 33. She is the child of a baby boomer. After university she wasn’t able to get a job in her field, so she travelled the world. When she finally returned home from her travels, she moved back in with her parents. She pays her parents rent (and doesn’t have to cook). Today [...]
Right to know lease cost denied
Thank you to so many who wrote to me to express interest about my appeal to the Information and Privacy Commissioner to shed light on what happened with the Boardwalk Cafe lease. The results are quite stunning and worthy of a small follow up. I have tried for months to get public disclosure of the [...]
Beach residents have a right to know
Does it cost money to break a contract? Most of the time, yes. In 2003, it cost taxpayers $35 million to cancel a $22 million bridge to the Island Airport. In 2011, cancelling Transit City in favour of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s subway-focused plan could have cost taxpayers $65 million. The politically motivated gas plant [...]
