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A new blog, for the future of Canada's largest city.

Mar 31, 2025

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Toronto is a deeply frustrating, oft-dysfunctional place that I love.

A view of Toronto's King street, Metro Hall and a streetcar are visible. — The sun shining down on King Street.

I moved to Toronto for the great university of Toronto, but also because coming from Vancouver — which felt sleepy, small, and slow to build the new transit I wanted to use to get around — Toronto was in another dimension. On one hand, when I moved …

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