Urbane Magazine

How can liberal states deal with religious fundamentalism and freedom of speech? The former poses a threat to the base of Western society, argues Gary Jones.

Toronto’s spending continues to grow, and the burden falls on taxpayers, both commercial and private. Why the spending when inflation is nil?

How has the People’s Republic of China dealt with the recession? Surprisingly, the speed with which Chinese policy addressed the global downturn has allowed the country to escape the worst.

A notorious bicycle dealing king pin was arrested on numerous counts of bicycle theft and drug possession. Igor Kenk, the owner of a bicycle repair shop located on Queen Street West was let off with, arguably, a worthless and insignificant sentence.

Ringing in the New Year was the annual controversial prorogation of parliament courtesy of Mr. Harper. Well, now that the deed has been done and the waiting period has begun, fortune telling and finger pointing have come to dominate Canadian political discourse. Harper claims that prorogation is quite a normal procedure – this is true [...]