Welcome to my Notebook.
This is an opportunity for me to share my thinking on local issues as well as others that can affect Thornhill and the quality of life of its residents. The more we know, the better our understanding with the result, I hope, being an improved public discourse.
Not all entries will qualify as that; some, quite simply, will be nice and notable things for residents of Markham’s Ward 1 to know.
The content and views expressed here are mine alone.
The Domino Effect…Toronto Style
The ignoble circumstances of Toronto Mayor John Tory’s sudden exit aside, the chain reaction it caused was predictable. The speed was not. One candidate declared his mayoral candidacy a mere 16 hours after Tory announced he was stepping away. Several others quickly followed suit
Reflections on a Hurricane
Much has been written lately and more is most certainly to come on the passing and legacy of the indomitable Hazel McCallion, Mississauga’s firebrand mayor for 36 years until her 2014 retirement. I first met Hazel by chance over 20 years ago while sight-seeing