Lower crime rates? http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-630-x/11-630-x2015001-eng.htm http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/9-reasons-crime-rate-1.3692193 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadas-crime-rate-drops-with-homicides-at-46-year-low/article13416456/...

If that's the case, then I think we need to change how we calculate our employment figures.

It's more about the symbolism than the cuts themselves. The amount actually saved or lost seems to matter little when it comes to opinion.

Now this ad is getting much better press than the one from Pepsi. Much better at making it's point in my opinion.

Exactly. It's not the library cuts themselves, but it could it could turn into a death by a thousand cuts situation if they continue this approach with Toronto in other areas.

Except that every other party stood up against the tolls, so there's no one toll advocates can turn to if they don't like that decision. Cutting services like libraries though sounds like something the NDP would stand pretty strongly against, and that's where the danger will come to the...

The problem is, the product I'm looking at is neither hardwood nor laminate. It's a luxury vinyl product...the surface really does look and feel exactly like hardwood, and it will stand up well in high traffic and high moisture areas. It also on it's own has much better noise dampening...

Wow. That looks great. Great space too. Condo kitchens tend to be tiny, but this one actually looks functional for someone who likes to cook. I apologize if this isn't the place for it, but there seem to be folks on both sides of the equation here (condo board and those who have done...

Not really surprised. Most people seem to live by the "it's better to ask for forgiveness than permission" rule these days and then are shocked and mystified that there are any consequences to their actions. I live in an older building as well, and if I remember correctly, when my agent was...

What's the likely scenario if they fail then? Would the owners of the properties they hold the mortgages for be forced to pay everything back immediately? They were able to secure their lone from HOOPP using the mortgages they own as collateral. That would seem to indicated that they hold...

So what I see here are a couple non-traditional mortgage lenders in trouble, who each have a small fraction of the overall mortgage market here. They are suffering because of the bad/illegal business decisions of Home Capital, not because the mortgages they own have started to default in any...

Assuming they get the funds to prop themselves up, is there any danger here unless people start defaulting?

I still don't think they'll win, but I do think that the balanced budget will have a significant psychological impact on people, especially if they're able to keep it up right into the next election and avoid any scandals around it with the auditor general. Enough maybe to keep the...

I think this was an interesting tactic. She knows unemployment and underemployment are sky high for young people. As a result, they're one of the groups least likely to have good drug benefits through work. She also knows that young people lean more to the left than older folks, but that...

Unfortunately not the case. As someone who is enjoying the revival of the classic cocktail scene around here it can be difficult to find some of the higher quality brands to make them myself. If the LCBO can't sell enough of it, they don't stock it. Good American ryes have been historically...

I think for the guaranteed income scheme to work in the long term there will need to be some kind of automation tax to compensate the economy for the hit it's going to take from all the lost jobs. That tax used towards paying the basic income could make it viable. It's in corporations' best...

Another view on the bubble issue: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2017/04/25/why-prick-the-housing-bubble-richler.html

I think having a red tower would add some interest to what's becoming a fairly bland skyline...I wouldn't want to live in it though. I think looking outside and seeing everything cast in a shade of red would eventually drive me nuts.

I don't dispute that. It just has the potential to leave a lot of people in need of rental housing in a really bad situation. If they persist with the rent controls then they need to follow up with some serious incentives to build more rental units.

That really depends on how long people stay in those units. Are there any studies out there that compare average rents of pre-1991 rental buildings to post-1991 rental buildings? If there is a large difference that would imply tenants are staying for long periods of time and justify...