Not to be an elitist jerk but why would I pay to read non-evaluation experts argue about the meaning of policy evaluation? I guess I am going to have to dig out that thread I wrote on GICP about sustainable impacts and threshold crossing events.

"We have 50 years (!) of experimental research on explicitly self-sufficiency oriented programs including carrots and sticks, work-requirements, and teaching people to behave like proper upper middle class white people and all that....and all of them have failed."

holey moley, I knew that Canada's rental construction was moving quick but didn't realize it looked like this www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/observer/202...

As of yesterday contract with OOI (ONxpress) and CAD Rail terminated. Alstom seeking a 4-10 year extension now.

We must liberate Canada from the tyranny of American building standards

they've even got a sweet little 6 story project. note it isn't located on a busy arterial. family sized homes!

one of the things that floored me when i visited edmonton, was the number of mid-rise homes allowed on quiet streets. it makes a massive difference for livability and walkability.

From ads featuring Wayne Gretzky to gambling logos at youth games, online casinos have become a multi-billion dollar business in Ontario. The social costs, however, won’t be understood for years to come. thelocal.to/igaming-onta...

“The push to make Canada part of the U.S. reached a fever pitch following passage of the highly protectionist McKinley Tariff in 1890.”

For @time.com I discuss the last time the GOP tried to use tariffs to annex Canada.

*spoiler: it didn’t go well

time.com/7212675/tari...

City staff report that they’ve determined a Toronto commercial parking levy — now estimated to bring in between $100 million and $108 million per year — needs the support of MPAC — and provincial gov. Can’t move forward without them, so parking levy is on hold. secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...

Although it seems undeniable to me that the typical American of today has far greater access to a much larger range of cuisine than the typical American of 20 years ago, I'd be interested to know if there is any data attesting to this. (1/4)