Deborah Dundas

It was indeed. She's amazing.

Darcy Ballantyne: I spent last summer trying to find myself in the classified ads The piece ran in the Star every week from the 1960s to 1980s.

Darcy Ballantyne discovered her father was Austin Clark. Here her powerful adoption story. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Is he working out in jeans???

It's a great read. I am in the middle of it now

It’s hard to watch the testimony at sexual assault trials. Especially since our system is still failing to get complainants the representation they deserve A system that gives victims and survivors of sexual violence the right to independent legal representation would be instrumental change

The ongoing blame and shame in the Stronach trial demonstrates why complainants need independent legal representation, Angela Marinos writes
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Every time I commissioned a book review - if they were going to be negative, they had to write better.

Oh good grief

Hockey-loving kids just witnessed their heroes acting like cowards If 12-year-olds knew something was wrong with the extravagant endorsement of the Trump administration, how did, say, Auston Matthews, the captain of the Maple Leafs not know this?

@davebidini.bsky.social had some thoughts on the Team USA hockey. He's impassioned - and he's right. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Jerry Brewer, a senior columnist, on the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team: “Their triumph is now attached to Trump. His track record suggests it won’t be used to celebrate everyone. It is more likely to be framed as dominance than shared aspiration.”

From @theathletic.com: "The U.S. men’s hockey team won Olympic gold for the first time since the 'Miracle on Ice' 46 years ago, and for a time, the joy belonged to everyone," our columnist writes. "By the next day, it didn’t." nyti.ms/4s1Csv8

Yep. They called that one wrong

It's great to see. While we think their elitism is more entrenched than North America's, it's not always the case. Different class lens

Still have all my copies.

5 authors I’ve read at least 5 books by:

Graham Greene
Alice Munro
Thomas Hardy
Salman Rushdie
Margaret Atwood

I went all out for romantic love and the need to hear great love stories that endure …this week in the Toronto Star. Many thanks to my editor @debdundas.bsky.social
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Lansdowne and Dundas right now. Two out of service vehicles stopped and blocking traffic. What gives @ttcriders.bsky.social

And here's a piece I wrote about the importance of telling these stories - all gift links:
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About | Dear Lara Find out more about the film, the director, and the team behind Dear Lara

And deep respect to @larastjohn.bsky.social for her courage and congratulations on the world premiere of her documentary 'Dear Lara' at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival this weekend. www.dearlara.film/about/about

Lusiana Lukman: Boris Berlin sexually abused me during my piano lessons when I was 15 I was 14 when I came to Canada to study and barely spoke English. I didn’t see myself as vulnerable at the time

@bsky.app Deep respect to @lusianalukman.bsky.social Lukman for sharing her story - shining light on abusers helps to save lives: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

God I remember that. In grade 13 as a protest we had our school declared a nuclear free zone, and had in experts to talk at a school assembly after showing this movie. Powerful

Lovely tributes. And I have to say I love me some Ozzy and that songbirds particularly prescient right now.

Yep. He is doing agreat job

The full length mirror was odd too

Shawn Micallef: Toronto has been mocked for its reluctance to embrace winter. This snowstorm may have buried that cliche It’s almost as if the pandemic, which forced us outdoors, has given us permission to final enjoy winter.

Winter is good. My opinion column this weekend in the Toronto Star, Canada’s most powerful newspaper.

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I am accepting applications for a postdoc to work with me at the University of Toronto Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.
Area of Research: Democratic Institutions, Public Engagement, American History
Due by February 23rd
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

Introducing the $25K #NancyFlight Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction Editing. The award celebrates editorial excellence & highlights the vital role editors play in shaping a manuscript. The inaugural winner will be named at the #WTAwards in November 2026. writerstrust.com/NancyFlight

@karenho.bsky.social Karen - would you drop me a line I would like to speak with you. Thanks!

Quebec sovereignty is rooted in identity. Alberta separatism is rooted in grievance. Different stories. Same constraint. In both provinces, the median voter is not asking if independence is justified, but if it is safe.

My latest: open.substack.com/pub/davidco...

26 ways you can make Toronto better in 2026 We asked 26 Torontonians what could transform the city. From small acts of kindness to clearing your ice, here are their ideas.

Merry Christmas! www.thestar.com/interactives...