Toronto Star

Gail Rutherford

Last published Oct. 2025 · On our record since 2025

Where this writer stands

Public safety1 piece

Prevention and restraintEnforcement and sentencing

“I wish people would stop with the contempt, the tired saying that people experiencing hardship made poor choices, the apathy that creates conditions in which eight girls could be driven to kill an unhoused man, and for people in Etobicoke to object to a shelter for senior citizens.” Read the piece

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Recent work

I used to fear the most vulnerable in my community, then I got to know them. Now I see them for who they are: my neighboursOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 19, 2025