A four-year-old girl plays house as Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau makes a campaign stop in Mississauga, Ont., where he spoke of his party’s policy on affordable housing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Joel Roberts, York University,…

People living with disabilities have been inordinately impacted by the pandemic. (Shutterstock) Hailey Thomas Jenkins, Simon Fraser University; Atiya Mahmood, Simon Fraser University, and Muhammad Nowshervan Qureshi, Simon Fraser…

Climate activists protest outside of the first French leaders’ debate in Montréal, Que. on Sept. 2, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette) Cameron Roberts, Carleton UniversityThe coronavirus crisis gives us a golden opportunity to…

Six-year-old Makai'ryn Terrio, centre, cools off with his brothers as they play in water fountains in Montréal. The city had its hottest August on record. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes François Brissette, École de technologie…

Some of the worst damage from the EF-2 tornado that struck the Ontario city of Barrie on July 15. (Northern Tornadoes Project), Author provided Gregory Kopp, Western UniversityMany people think of a well-built house as one where the…

Cyclists ride along Lake Shore Boulevard East as road closures come into effect for the return of the ActiveTO program in Toronto in May, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Yader Guzman Chloe Sher, University of TorontoSince its inception in…

All of a sudden, every day’s headlines contain news of MVP announcements.  The spate of announcements is spreading almost as fast as COVID-19.  Government employers, venue operators, universities and colleges, large, medium, and small…

I was a carpenter and contractor for decades during and in between university. In 2008 an old injury flared up, forcing me to start looking for something else to do. I had some pressing questions about how we build and use our homes, so I…

Over the past year, there have been numerous articles discussing the exodus of Toronto. This city has rapidly become unaffordable for an ever-increasing per centage of the population. As a result, home prices in cities like Barrie,…

With its most recent budget, the Canadian government has greased the skids to get the country back to pre-pandemic growth rates.Its biggest commitment is a $180 billion infrastructure plan that promises everything from overdue upgrades…