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I'm not sure if there's a better place to put this, but in today's Mississauga city council meeting, Mayor Carolyn Parrish claimed...

Then we need to return to 1998 level interest rates, I think. 5 year government bond yields were 5.3% then, vs 2.9% now.

There has definitely been an inflection point, and house prices are falling. Grinding sideways or only gradually down is how you avoid a...

Jon Stewart on the Trump admin blatantly lying about the execution of Pretti. His closing thoughts are pretty devastating. This is how...

The stop spacing could be identical on Hurontario with high floor LRVs. All you need is a slightly higher platform and a slightly longer...

I think we started from the position that Bombardier makes low floor LRVs in Ontario and we want jobs there, so build the line using low...

So build a BRT! Cheaper than an LRT.

That's only true in the absence of proper stations with level boarding. High floor vehicles can have improved interior circulation, as...

At this point I really don’t care. I was warned by the community on discord and Reddit about this place. There’s a reason RM doesn’t...

Why not copy the 407 scheme to give a handful of free trips per time period for those with low incomes?

I think it would make people re-consider taking jobs on the other side of the GTA for a couple thousand dollars a year more. Employers...

You would have to pay a lot for that stretch of the 407 because dropping tolls on it would cause substantial congestion, severely...

He won't even impose the 100% on anything.

I would like to congratulate Line 6 whose stock footage was used during a Global News piece on high speed rail.

It's dumb until you recognize that Metrolinx has serious challenges electrifying the stretch around Union, which would make battery...