John Semley Published

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Recent work

• A farewell to Ford-ology | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 27, 2016
• Bowie gave outsiders the freedom to be themselves | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 11, 2016
• Thatcherism and socialism are fundamentally irreconcilable | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 30, 2015
• ‘Life means life’: hollow rhetoric, smart politics | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 23, 2015
• When attack ads backfire | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 16, 2015
• Elizabeth May is a talented distraction | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 8, 2015
• The lion, the dentist and the social media mob | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 1, 2015
• The high cost of 'balance' in the vaccination debate | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 7, 2015
• Extending Toronto’s bar hours might ruin the party | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 8, 2014
• Kensington Market Loblaws: beyond a debate over gentrification | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 1, 2014