Toronto Star
Sonia Day
Publishing · On our record since 2024
Where this writer stands
Public safety1 piece
Prevention and restraintEnforcement and sentencing
“Our roads have become so clogged and penalties for bad driving are so shamefully lenient, there probably isn't one (although Premier Doug Ford deserves a boot in the backside for getting rid of speed cameras, which certainly did slow drivers down a bit.)” Read the piece
Fiscal policy1 piece
Higher taxes and public spendingLower taxes and tighter spending
“How about it, Premier? Pony up some more cash for GO. They undoubtedly need it.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- Sonia Day: The remarkable story that gave rise to the tradition of wearing a poppyOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 7, 2026
- Sonia Day: I’m 82 and I need my car to get around. This is what I fear most about being an older driverOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 17, 2026
- I caved and bought a cellphone. Now I am like everyone else — ensnared by this devious little deviceOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 25, 2026
- Sonia Day: A new rule is stopping this 93-year-old from visiting her birthplace. It’s bureaucracy gone madOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 10, 2026
- Sonia Day: Like to walk but loathe the traffic? Try hanging around with dead peopleOpinion · Toronto Star · May 2, 2026
- Sonia Day: The curious case of the vanishing MarmiteOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 13, 2026
- Sonia Day: All I wanted was a glass of white with my salmon. But a struggle with the bottle left my temper hot and my fish coldOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 7, 2026
- Sonia Day: Colourless housing is a scourge. Bring on more bubblegum pink cottagesOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 7, 2026
- Sonia Day: Dogs on planes get more respect than the human passengersOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 11, 2026
- Sonia Day: Newfoundlanders show that there’s more to health than numbersOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 9, 2026
- Sonia Day: I thought taking the GO train to Toronto would be easy. These are all the reasons I was wrongOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 3, 2025
- Sonia Day: Leaving Ontario is the right decision for me. That doesn’t make it easier to say goodbyeOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 11, 2025
- Sonia Day: Saying goodbye is hard even if you feel glad to be moving onOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 10, 2025
- Sonia Day: ‘Be prepared for anything’: This is what selling my home in a market downturn taught meOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 9, 2025
- Sonia Day: One benefit of our prolonged spring is the brief escape from the unrelenting cacophony of lawn mowers, weed whackers and deafening leaf-blowersOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 1, 2025
- Sonia Day: When did cold, pristine and impractical become the accepted standard for selling your home?Opinion · Toronto Star · May 24, 2025
- Sonia Day: This unusually snowy winter gave us a gift we didn’t even know we neededOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 14, 2025
- Sonia Day: What a winter it’s been. For me, the load of snow has rekindled a particular pleasureOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 31, 2025
- Sonia Day: There is way too much salt on our sidewalksOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 20, 2025
- We need to talk about all the shoe-destroying, dog-stinging salt that is plaguing our sidewalksOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 19, 2025
- Sonia Day: Whenever weather forecasters warn about rain, I want to tell them to put a sock in itOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 19, 2024
- Sonia Day: Ignore the eco-evangelist haters. A nice lawn is a beautiful thingOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 2, 2024