Mark Wilson

‘Mr. Tory put his private interests first’: Former mayor broke ethics rules with relationship, watchdog finds The city’s integrity commissioner released a 122-page report on former mayor John Tory’s improper relationship on Thursday.

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Chris Hume gets it right.

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Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/w...

Art heals more than we knew
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He also loves Navy Pier. Cue Ontario Place rebuild

Been on 11 for a few years. It is fine for my purposes.

The original museum still visible along Philosopher's Walk

Idea: Kama_Kamilia/X

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Aux armes, citoyens,
Formez vos bataillons

On the Future of Species — unnatural selection Geneticist and entrepreneur Adrian Woolfson argues that genome engineering and AI will let us design organisms beyond nature’s limits

You thought AI was scary. How about creating new life forms. www.ft.com/content/084b...

When he gets a kayak I'll be impressed.

Who benefits from Trump’s war in Iran? The answer is disturbingly clear There's no four-dimensional chess here. There's just the president, and what we know he's like.

@maddow.bsky.social asks the right question 'Cui bono'
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Reporters should not be stenographers

Opinion: Which regime? What change? Iran’s complexity means there are no magic bullets Iran, almost uniquely, has neither a single unified governing regime nor a single set of motives and aspirations among those seeking its ouster

Most Iranians and most neighbouring countries want an end to the theocratic regime. But Iran, almost uniquely, has neither a single unified governing regime nor a single set of motives and aspirations among those seeking its ouster.

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Sagrada Familia’s Central Tower Is Finished, 144 Years After Construction Began Sagrada Familia’s central tower reaches completion, 144 years after construction began.

Sagrada Familia reaches a manor milestone after 144 years. www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

Still rockin strong

People will always want to stretch the rules to get a little extra.

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU

From a planned 22 stations to five. How did John Tory’s $8-billion SmartTrack public transit plan go off the rails? With construction delayed again, the city could face millions in penalties each month — and work has barely started on a single station.

I wrote a timeline on Smart Track a few years ago now, that basically wove together years and years of reporting from Ben and the Star's amazing city hall team and it made me want to rip my hair out: www.thestar.com/news/gta/fro...

Leading the Charge of the Light Brigade

How much has John Tory cost Toronto? Something his opponents could challenge him with. Start with the cost of rerunning the mayoral election in 2023. I've talked to some conservatives who are incensed about that cost and want him to pay it back himself if he runs.

The snow contract that forgot to include snow removal

The perils of per capita GDP: No, Canada is not poorer than Alabama This is the second of a two-part analysis of Canada’s GDP per capita. The first part can be found here. Some business and political commentators cite a growing gap between the per capita GDP of Canada...

Lots of chatter from those in the 'Canada is broken' camp over claims that Canada is now 'poorer' than Alabama, on the basis of per capita GDP comparisons. See my explainer for @irpp.org on why this claim is false: policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/04/cana.... #canlab #cdnecon /2

“America isn't the way it is because he's president. He's president because America is the way it is”

— David Cochrane
CBC Power and Politics

Making a trade deal was a losing play. Oh and USMCA / CUSMA is still exempt according to the CBC.

A truly rich and wonderful conversation. Not rushed so the time is there to explore deep questions, historical and contemporary. Thanks for sharing