If I am buying Neilson milk, Old Dutch Ketchup chips, or Herbal Essence shampoo, why should I pay more at the corner variety store. If these little shops want to add value then they need to start selling a more customized better quality product that Wal-Mart does not stock because the masses...

sure, hubris will eventually get him and the rest of these developers. I would be interested to know exactly how all of these condo constructions projects are financed. There is not a lot of disclosure.

Let the consumer decide Hipster duck is right. Mom and Pop shops are generally more unethical because they have less reputation to lose. Their customer service and return policies suck. There are many cases where they take advantage of immigrants of similar background as them that are...

The problem is that Toronto is already way too expensive. You want density, great, but explain how people are going to afford to pay their mortgage and send their kids to a great school and feel that their children are safe? Not to mention that Toronto does not even have the infrastructure as...

I rent in Toronto now and I intend to move back to the United States in a couple of years where housing and cost of living is much cheaper (thankfully I have the ability to live in both countries)... so there is some proof if you want it of someone young that is not putting money in this absurd...

lost tokens Fare increases are semi-rare events. What I hate the most is losing these tiny tokens. Every lost or misplaced token is up to $3 lost and easy revenue to the TTC for services not rendered. The stored value cards can usually just stay in your wallet and you just tap to pay...

Have to agree, it is even worse for bus service. I have wasted countless hours realizing that I had no tokens or exact change befoer I catch the bus. Not wanting to give the TTC more for money for already overpriced fares, I walk to the nearest store that sells tokens. That usually happens to be...

Toronto is not Manhattan It drives me nuts when Toronto attempts to justify high real estate because Manhattan is expensive. Hello? NYC is one of the largest cities in the world (~18M+ people) that built up over 100 years, and only Manhattan is expensive. You can live off the Manhattan...