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Five former mayors of Toronto on why it is time for the city to decriminalize simple drug possession
Saturday, June 19th, 2021
As the death toll mounts, in Toronto and elsewhere in Canada, it is crystal clear that the criminalization of drug use has been a costly public policy mistake that must be remedied. Criminalization is costing human lives at a merciless pace. Racialized minorities and the poor are disproportionately arrested, convicted and incarcerated for possession. And taxpayers pay the costly policing, courts and corrections bills.
Tags: featured, Health, ideology, mental Health, pharmaceutical
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What we can actually do about climate change
Friday, October 18th, 2019
Using existing technologies, all new vehicles added to taxi (traditional or app dispatched), post office, courier and utility fleets could be mandated to be electric. And there are thousands of General Motors workers in Oshawa, Ont., who would love the chance to build those vehicles… The industry was clear it could succeed economically while meeting simple and enforceable targets… government must lead the creation of new work in those communities.
Tags: economy, Health, ideology, participation, standard of living
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