Immigration backlash

(May 15, 2013) The risk of a backlash against immigrants in Canada, as in other parts of the West, is undeniable, and also unnecessary.

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Proportional rep – Is this what we really want?

(March 20, 2013) Canada could end up with a Pamela Anderson Party.

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Celsius not rising

(February 7, 2013) Public opinion won’t change as long as temperatures don’t.

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Lawrence Solomon: Warmer temperatures would be a benefit, not a problem, for Toronto

(January 30, 2012) However, city councillors preparing Toronto for a warming trend may be caught short by chilling, new climate-change data.

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Lawrence Solomon: Move into the fast lane

(December 7, 2012) The U.S. has pioneered dynamic pricing of highway toll lanes.

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