Toronto Star
Edward Keenan
Publishing · On our record since 2017
Where this writer stands
Housing6 pieces
Public supply and demand controlsMarket supply and deregulation
“That blueprint is in place, and it's responsible for the majority of housing being built in Toronto today. The question is whether Carney and Ford are willing to follow it.” Read the piece
Public safety4 pieces
Prevention and restraintEnforcement and sentencing
“Here's the thing: they do work. The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police says they work.” Read the piece
Fiscal policy2 pieces
Higher taxes and public spendingLower taxes and tighter spending
“As Mamdani shows, big-government advocates can sloganize in equally effective ways — all while promising more dramatic pocketbook help.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Bradford wins most improved, but not the mayor's race: Our columnists react to Toronto's election — and the surprises outside the cityOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 27, 2026
- Edward Keenan: It was a record-breaking snowstorm. Is Toronto ready for these to become normal?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jan 26, 2026
- Edward Keenan: Welcome, new ruler of Toronto’s roads — and good luckOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 13, 2026
- Edward Keenan: Will Toronto’s new traffic czar wield any real authority — or will he be a highly paid flak-catcher?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jan 12, 2026
- Edward Keenan: There’s something you might not have noticed about Olivia Chow’s 2026 Toronto budgetOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 12, 2026
- Edward Keenan: Why does Toronto insist on taking the ‘rapid’ out of rapid transit?Opinion · Toronto Star · Dec 21, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Has it been a slow year in Toronto politics? Maybe — but it’s only the calm before the stormOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 13, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Toronto’s LRT grand opening was far from grand — but it gives Olivia Chow an opening to make transit betterOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 12, 2025
- Edward Keenan: There’s a whole lot riding on Toronto’s new Finch LRT — and I don’t just mean the passengersOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 8, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Toronto is an expensive place to live, but there’s one type of pad everyone can afford — and we should all be grateful for itOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 3, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Here are some more very good ideas from Star readers to make Toronto betterOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 29, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Serious crime is down in Toronto. So what are we really worried about?Opinion · Toronto Star · Nov 28, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Toronto’s decision on corner stores may seem like a win — but it’s only a half-measure on top of another half-measureOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 18, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Most renters in Toronto believe they’ll never own a home. That’s only a tragedy if we choose to make it oneOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 13, 2025
- Edward Keenan: The Blue Jays’ World Series run was both agonizing and ecstatic. But here’s the lasting lesson we learnedOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 7, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Zohran Mamdani has advice for progressives everywhere. Is Olivia Chow listening?Opinion · Toronto Star · Nov 6, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Toronto is building more homes. When will Mark Carney and Doug Ford chip in?Opinion · Toronto Star · Nov 2, 2025
- Edward Keenan: True Blue: For this family having the Blue Jays in the World Series goes far beyond fandomOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 28, 2025
- Edward Keenan: This Blue Jays fan celebrated the ’93 World Series with her mom. Now she’s doing the same with her daughter — and cherishing a bond over baseballOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 25, 2025
- Edward Keenan: At last, some good news about housing affordability in Toronto (no, seriously)Opinion · Toronto Star · Oct 24, 2025
- Edward Keenan: There are two key lessons Toronto’s traffic czar should take from New York CityOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 20, 2025
- Edward Keenan: If you’re appalled by Doug Ford’s Home Depot tough-guy routine, you may never understand his appealOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 16, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Doug Ford’s vigilantism may not be appropriate, or even effective. But at least he’s doing something — right?Opinion · Toronto Star · Oct 15, 2025
- Edward Keenan: How do you solve Toronto’s speeding problem? By doing pretty much the complete opposite of what Doug Ford is doingOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 12, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Here’s why Mark Carney’s cozy meeting with Donald Trump was so painful to watchOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 8, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Mark Carney is betting on a cozier relationship with Donald Trump. That doesn’t mean the U.S. threat is goneOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 7, 2025
- Edward Keenan: It feels like every day is Groundhog Day at city hall in TorontoOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 3, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Toronto doesn’t need Doug Ford’s say-so to get things done. We can go right ahead and do themOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 30, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Of course speed cameras work. Why else would Doug Ford want to get rid of them?Opinion · Toronto Star · Sep 25, 2025
- Edward Keenan: It’s tough to be reminded Robert Munsch won’t live forever. But it’s heartening to know his stories willOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 22, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Courts might have delivered a not-guilty verdict in Michael Thompson’s sex assault trial. But that’s not the only measure of public discomfortOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 20, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Doug Ford’s seat-of-the-pants policy making has the premier praising criminalsOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 14, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Doug Ford’s seat-of-the-pants policy making has the Ontario premier praising criminalsOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 13, 2025
- Edward Keenan: The old Yonge Street is vanishing, for some good reasons. But take a long last look at what we’re losingOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 13, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Canada could really use someone like Ken Dryden right nowOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 10, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Will Toronto’s top job go to the incumbent mayor, the former mayor, or the guy with the baseball bat?Opinion · Toronto Star · Sep 9, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Every would-be homeowner in Toronto has been waiting for this moment. Now what?Opinion · Toronto Star · Sep 6, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Mark Carney joins in a shameful Canadian traditionOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 1, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Who keeps telling City Hall that diverting Toronto’s busiest streetcar route for TIFF is a good idea?Opinion · Toronto Star · Aug 29, 2025
- Edward Keenan: These buzzing menaces used to be a problem only for cottage country. Now they’re here in the cityOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 27, 2025
- Edward Keenan: On traffic congestion, Doug Ford has tried nothing — and he’s all out of ideasOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 22, 2025
- Edward Keenan: His name was JahVai Roy. We cannot forget himOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 19, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Finally, news involving the Ford government that gives me something to smile aboutOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 1, 2025
- Edward Keenan: I used to think of Toronto as a nice place to live, not visit. But one pervasive problem is turning that idea on its headOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 31, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Five days, 65 km, 86,000 steps — and one restless city: I walked all the way across Toronto. This is what I sawOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 20, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Preserving Kensington Market’s true ‘neighbourhood character’ means being open to changeOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 19, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Corporate naming is taking over. Welcome to Toronto, brought to you by RogersOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 15, 2025
- Edward Keenan: I can’t help police catch the Parkside Drive camera vandal. But I can solve the street’s speeding problemOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 11, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Allowing sixplexes is a small, easy nudge toward solving Toronto’s housing crisis. But it’s not one city councillors likeOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 3, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Extreme weather is becoming more common in Toronto — so why does it always catch the city off-guard?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jun 27, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Doug Ford isn’t shy about spending your money. So why is he nickel and diming the city on the World Cup?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jun 15, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Are police officers in our schools part of the solution? Here’s how they could beOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 12, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Could we see Olivia Chow vs. John Tory in next year’s Toronto mayoral race? Here’s what it might look likeOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 10, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Is next year’s ballot box battle already shaping up to be the mayor’s race Toronto has been hoping for?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jun 9, 2025
- Edward Keenan: TTC’s new CEO has years of experience. Will it be enough to get Toronto’s transit back on track?Opinion · Toronto Star · Jun 6, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Fed up with your commute? This way of getting to work is an absolute joyOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 4, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Toronto is a messy city. Here’s why that might be the best thing about itOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 3, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Toronto’s old-fashioned — but effective — way to ease traffic jams has one serious flawOpinion · Toronto Star · May 30, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Here’s what’s really behind Toronto’s new bubble zones that limit protests — it’s deeply disappointingOpinion · Toronto Star · May 28, 2025
- Edward Keenan: Why has city council insisted on taking the slow boat to better Toronto Islands access?Opinion · Toronto Star · May 23, 2025