From the archives

The Empathy Paradox: What #MeToo Misses

What even a post-Weinstein conversation is not saying about sexual assault

Carly Lewis

Puppeteering and Electioneering

A look back on the 2021 campaign

Jeff Costen

Missing in Action

When people turn their backs on public office

Ron Hikel

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John Sewell

John Sewell has been a writer an activist in Toronto for the past 40 years, including one term as mayor of Toronto.

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John Sewell

Housing: Who Is Responsible?

In Canada it is a classic case of falling between the cracks. May 2005

Catching Ottawa’s Attention

There’s how-to pragmatism, and then there’s moral leadership. March 2008

What Makes a Social Welfare State Sustainable?

A review of Civic Literacy: How Informed Citizens Make Democracy Work, by Henry Milner September 2003