Toronto Star
John Barber Published
Last published Dec. 2015 · On our record since 2013
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Recent work
- David Crombie’s heroic quest to protect the commons | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 12, 2015
- Despite the Greenbelt, suburban sprawl presses on | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 29, 2015
- The case against In Flanders Fields | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 15, 2015
- A tale of two Torys | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 26, 2015
- Mayor Tory, the city has spoken — we don’t want the Olympics | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 11, 2015
- The case against an Olympic bid | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 24, 2015
- The unfulfilled promise of the Toronto islands | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 24, 2015
- The monumental cultural cluelessness of modern Conservatives | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 1, 2015
- A necessarily modest plan for electoral reform | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · May 24, 2015
- Unspoken rules for successful city cycling | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · May 13, 2015
- Federal budget’s transit promises a sop to the gullible | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 22, 2015
- Mike Duffy trial a sorry excuse for a political scandal | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 24, 2015
- Sudbury scandal unlikely to hurt Wynne government | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 22, 2015
- Eglinton West a glaring flaw in John Tory’s SmartTrack plan | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 14, 2015
- Time for Mississauga to grow up and pay its own way | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 31, 2015
- Hoping for a heist at the gas pumps | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 24, 2015
- John Tory's traffic micromanagement won't solve gridlock | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 12, 2015
- Boredom replaces noise and strife at Toronto city hall | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 26, 2014
- Bring back truly local government | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 12, 2014
- Thank you, Doug Ford, for your mayoral run so far | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 24, 2014
- With Rob Ford out, can Chow come back? | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 15, 2014
- John Tory’s SmartTrack doesn’t live up to its name | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 29, 2014
- Why John Tory’s ‘SmartTrack’ isn’t so smart | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · May 31, 2014
- thestar.comOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 22, 2013
- No one to blame for Rob Ford but ourselves | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 22, 2013
- Toronto’s amazing condo boom | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 13, 2013
- To avoid ‘bloodbath’ mayoral race, Toronto needs political parties | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 2, 2013
- Toronto region could fund transit with affordable debt | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 13, 2013