John Sewell

LRC Contributor

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

Articles by John Sewell

  • Housing: Who Is Responsible? (May 2005)
    A review of Finding Room: Policy Options for Canadian Rental Housing Strategy, edited by J. David Hulchanski and Michael Shapcott
  • Catching Ottawa’s Attention (March 2008)
    A review of The Art of the Possible: A Handbook for Political Activism, by Amanda Sussman
  • What Makes a Social Welfare State Sustainable? (September 2003)
    A review of Civic Literacy: How Informed Citizens Make Democracy Work, by Henry Milner