[Heartofsong83]

Note the strong leftist bias in the article. Toronto is definitely out of touch with Canada as a whole...why, oh why, does the Conservative government "have to reach out" to those liberals?

[xcamel]

Sounds like a stinging rebuke of Canadian leftist/liberal policies of the past.

[Texas_Jarhead]

"...why, oh why, does the Conservative government "have to reach out" to those liberals?"

Because whether they acknowledge it or not, in their minds liberals are better and smarter and therefore deserve it.

[Candor7]

"But that will require money, which the city does not have" No problem the hoodies will take it with the gun while the rest of the law abiding citizens have no way to exercise an atrophied right of self defence.

Long term ionvestment locte n TO?

Not likely.

Welcome to Canada's new " Calcutta."

Give every Citizen in Toronto the right of concealed carry.

The Florida remedy is quite in order.

[dr_who_2]

This curious point of view is the direct result of a couple of generations of Liberal party in-breeding. If you want this to happen in the US, keep electing Democrats.

[dr_who_2]

This curious point of view is the direct result of a couple of generations of in-breeding due to Liberal party dominance. If you want this to happen in the US, keep electing Democrats.

[trimom]

Been working in Toronto for a couple of months. You have no idea how bad things are. There is this great glee about multiculturalism, which means there is no longer a Canadian culture. In Ontario, 1/3 of the high school students opts for a 5th year of HS to have more time to "adjust". All signs are printed in English and French, even in Ontario, but the language you hear all around, even in the workplace, is most likely going to be middle Eastern or Asian. Really scary place.

[Lancey Howard]

Communism has failed miserably everywhere it's been tried.
WHO ARE the simpletons who write editorials for this "Toronto Star"?

[Tzimisce]

...take a page from Hugo Chavez - let the poor rob the middle class. That'll fix the problem...

[goldstategop]

I don't see why the Conservatives have to reward Toronto. They're not going to win any seats there. Its a socialist cesspool and a Conservative government can put national resources to better use elsewhere. Let the Toronto elite whine about "alienation." They should get a taste of what Western Canadians have had to put up with for decades.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[Brilliant]

Peer into Toronto's baby carriages if you want a glimpse of the city's future. The face looking back at you isn't likely to be white.

They sound like racists to me.

[WOSG]

here's a 30 per cent chance the child's life will have begun in poverty. That compares to an 18 per cent probability in the rest of Canada.

There is a 25 per cent chance the infant's parents will split before his or her sixth birthday. Family disruption is a fact of life, even for toddlers. "

So Toronto is importing poverty and brkoen homes ... and there is NO suggestion to actually change this?!?

"It will require adequate English training for newcomers, which most school boards can't offer. The province's rigid education funding formula has forced them to skimp on everything that lies outside the standard curriculum."

Nothing wrong with that. Bilingual education is a proven failure.

[NorthOf45]

That pretty much says it all.

Torstar CEO, David McGuinty may enter Grit race

[Loyalist]

The Toronto Star editorial board can wax rhapsodical about the glories of Toronto's tolerance and diversity, from their enclaves in the Annex and Rosedale, because they don't have to live with it.

Set them loose in Jane-Finch, armed only with their supercilious attitudes, and let the denizens thereof tear them to pieces.