By: Ifrah Ikram Premier Doug Ford’s government proposed a new highway which would connect Highway 400 in Vaughan to the intersection of Highways 407 and 401 between Mississauga and Brampton. The proposed Highway 413 will stretch 59 kilometres and four to six lanes wide, serving the regions of York, Peel, and Halton. This route will…
Addressing Toronto’s loss of dwelling rooms in rooming houses
By: Ruolan Ma As the epicentre of Ontario’s housing crisis, Toronto has a rental market with an extremely limited housing stock and one of the lowest vacancy rates in Canada at 0.5%. As a result, rental prices remain high with the average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Toronto reaching 2,250 in 2022, a 22%…
Tackling Inequities in Efforts to Achieve a Low-Carbon Economy
By: Madeleine Whitestone The enormity of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP27, reflected the increasing political appetite for carbon neutrality. As of today, 196 countries have signed on to the 2016 Paris Agreement, committing to some form of reduction in carbon emissions. Under the agreement, participating countries committed to successive nationally determined…
It’s not Easy Being Green: Germany’s energy woes are rooted in its net-zero decision to abandon nuclear
By: Nicholas Johnstone The lights have been turned off at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. In normal times, this iconic monument and tourist attraction is spectacularly lit up at night; however, it is now a dark symbol of the energy crisis that Germany and other European nations are currently facing. As of September, a number…
Digital Distress: Smart Cities and Toronto’s Quayside Project
By: Madison Hollington With Big Data increasingly occupying more of our everyday lives, some companies are trying to utilize this information to create what is known as Smart Cities. These data-driven cities aim to improve the lives of those living within them by producing a more efficient, innovative, and sustainable society. For example, Smart Cities…
The Rising Cost of Food in Canada: More Needs to be Done
By: Jeff Liu As the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, a new crisis emerges as countries around the world are facing food security issues due to global inflation. Even in a relatively wealthy country such as Canada, many are suffering from food insecurity. In a recent Canadian national survey conducted by the University of…
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