Post-apocalyptic fiction
is probably my favourite sub-genre of science fiction. In Slate Joe Mathews
writes about how the genre is repetitive and doesn't speak to current issues. I think he has a point, but the issues he highlights lends itself more to the
dystopian than post-apocalyptic fiction.
The future of the Gardiner
Expressway in Toronto is a contentious issue. The Globe and Mail has a piece
advocating for its destruction, in line with what other cities have done with
similar freeways.
Likewise, this Gizmodo
article shows examples from other cities of inner-city freeways that got taken down. It features a park in Seoul that I visited!
Andrew Coyne slams the first-past-the-post system ala the UK election.
Steve Paikin asks whatever
happened to classiness in Ontario politics. The source of his frustration seems to be everyone having to be on message all
the time. I can sympathize with that.
If the debate changes Susan
Delacourt has some suggestions for how journalists can cover the election.
Still on the federal
debates CBC looks at how the parties are gaming the negotiations.
Let's mock Nimbyism. Classist,
wealthy Midtown Torontonians don't want to see the expansion of multi-story buildings because it'll bring in the underclass, i.e. those who can buy $500000
units.
From Strong Towns, Rachel
Quednau writes about lessons she absorbed while living in New York that can be
applied to communities of all sizes for a healthier city fabric.
You may be shocked to
learn of how vulnerable condo-owners and renters are to abuse or neglect. The
Ontario government announced plans to reform laws around them.
Finally, from Maclean's
the Reform Act continues to struggle in the Senate against opponents with weak math skills.
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