Commentary
The things that are most broken in Canada are in our cities. If we want to fix Canada, we have to fix our cities.
Yet recent local elections show that for the most part, the status quo prevailed.
What’s making life difficult in cities across Canada, and particularly Ontario, are gridlock, the cost of living, high taxes, litter, public disorder, the drug crisis, and crumbling infrastructure.
There are political candidates who don’t want to window-dress these problems—they want to speak honestly about them and tackle them head on.
Then there are those who want to tell people that all is well and not to worry, that we can keep doing things the same way and life will miraculously be better off for it. Voters like hearing this message. It’s hard to blame them. But it just isn’t the truth….