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  • Covid-19 fatalities/ICU by T.O. postal code (under 70 years of age)

    The elderly, especially folks in long-term care have been disproportionately affected by the recent Covid-19 pandemic. In a recent blog post I pointed out the large discrepancy in the number of fatalities by neighbourhood in Toronto. Some have singled out… Continue reading

  • Covid-19 fatalities by T.O. postal codes

    You may already know that both North Etobicoke and North Scarborough have experienced the highest number of Covid cases in Toronto. Furthermore, last Friday, July 10th Public Health Toronto released additional information via the City’s Open Data portal. A look… Continue reading

    Covid-19 fatalities by T.O. postal codes

  • Help for small businesses during covid-19

    Here is some financial help for small businesses during these times: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/business/maintaingrowimprovebusiness/resources-for-canadian-businesses.html#_2._Support_for https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/en/small-business-resources-dealing-covid-19 .https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/en/advocacy/employment-and-labour/ontario-covid-19-relief-measures-your-business https://www.toronto.ca/home/covid-19/economic-support-recovery/economic-support-recovery-for-businesses/ Stay safe, Continue reading

  • Let’s honour those who work to keep us safe.

    My favourite time of the day is 7:30 pm, when we go to our balcony and make some noise for all those who work to keep us safe, such as nurses, cleaners, grocery clerks, public transit workers, doctors, just to… Continue reading

  • Remove lead pipes

    By now you have likely read the news “Hundreds of thousands of Canadians could be consuming tap water laced with high levels of lead leaching from aging infrastructure and plumbing“. Removing lead pipes from residential buildings and municipal infrastructure is the… Continue reading

  • Apartments are Less Safe than Condos

    Below, we state the case for raising apartment building standards, i.e. to make apartments as safe as condos. My wife and I live in a condominium building close to High Park. In the vicinity, there is an apartment building in… Continue reading

  • Raise Apartment Building Standards in Toronto

    Dear Mayor Tory, Two years ago, Toronto Council passed a well-intentioned bylaw to protect tenants. While the bylaw was a positive improvement in the legislative framework, the recent fire, flooding and lack of hot water in apartments on Parliament, Pell… Continue reading

  • Affordable Housing must be Smoke-Free

    Affordable housing was a key issue in the recent 2018 Toronto municipal election. Yet it is important to remember that public health is just as an important issue as affordability, and the science proves that second-hand smoke will travel from… Continue reading

  • A New Path

    All too often, especially after feeling disappointed we tend to choose the same path. This path often involves blaming others, seeking scapegoats, and sometimes even mocking those we see as our opponents. The map below of the GTA (from CBC)… Continue reading

  • Our communities rise

    The day of the Toronto van attack I was at my workplace near Yonge and Sheppard. I had a report to submit and decided not to go outside for my daily lunch walk and ended up staying in the office… Continue reading