“Toronto – Canada’s version of a Democrat run city”

The most basic job of government, at all levels, is to keep citizens safe. That is twice as true when it comes to government-operated transit systems. Unfortunately, the latest national investigation into transit violence paints a troubling picture that reflects what riders in Toronto and across the country experience every single day. According to new data released in a CBC feature story, the number of reported assaults on Toronto-area transit has risen by 160 per cent since 2015. Overall, violent incidents are up 127 per cent.

Like so many Toronto transit efforts the second entrance to Museum Station was a project that seemed forever under construction. Open now, commuters can exit the station directly into Queen’s Park. A subway-to-city transfer this elegant and unique, into the city’s premier park, with trees that have existed more than a century and before the subway was tunnelled underneath, is rare.

A Toronto man challenged the newly-opened Finch Light-Rail Transit to a race — and he won.

The Toronto Transit Commission’s Line 6 was riddled with service disruptions and disappointment from commuters during its opening week, particularly as advocates and councillors called for signal priority and faster trips.

Mac Bauer, who regularly races TTC vehicles, decided to take it upon himself to see if the new line truly was as slow as people described it to him.

Back in the day when the Eglinton Crosstown and the Finch LRT were twinkles in the eyes of politicians, I said they should be subways.

Like the late Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, I believed in “subways, subways, subways.”

Holy smokes. @fancypants_s https://t.co/yyaCgtk2RQ

— Patti Jo (@TheSupeHero) December 13, 2025

h/t Patti Jo

Just days after Toronto’s newest transit line opened, the mayor and the TTC are both stepping in to try to speed up the $3.5-billion light-rail line.

Chow told reporters Tuesday morning that she plans to introduce a motion at council next week to implement signal priority on the Finch West LRT line in a bid to hurry trains along the new transit corridor after riders’ complaints.

“The train is not as fast as it can be, absolutely,” Chow said. “So, I’m hearing the feedback … I am bringing an item to council asking for transit signal priority, removing speed caps where possible and increasing service frequency.”

🚨NEW —

Toronto's brand new Finch West LRT goes SLOWER than a human on foot.

It took 55 minutes to complete its 10.5km maiden voyage….a pathetic pace of just 11.35 km/h

this is half the speed of a bicycle, and also slower than a human jogger.pic.twitter.com/HwdiG2MKxi

— Tablesalt 🇨🇦🇺🇸 (@Tablesalt13) December 9, 2025

I’m calling another Chow fail. h/t Patti Jo

Oh, rats! Toronto has taken the top step of a cross-country podium — but it may not be the trophy it would want.

The city once again took the No. 1 spot nationwide for being the “rattiest” city in Canada, according to a new ranking from pest control company Orkin Canada.

The ranking highlighted the top 25 rat-full cities in the country. Rounding out the podium were Victoria, B.C. in second place and Vancouver in third.

I still remember the good old days when the taxpayers were in charge, and all Torontonians could rely on the consistent delivery of core services.

Back then, people were confident that their local government was working for them. As Torontonians grapple with the thought of another property tax hike, they have simply lost faith in how it will benefit them.

Count this as a victory for Canadian patriot Scott Youmans and his Canadian flag displayed at Toronto City Hall.

Some credit also has to go to Mayor Olivia Chow and the City of Toronto as well for recognizing the incident, in which security and staff approached Youmans in Nathan Phillips Square on Nov. 28 to articulate that there was a bylaw infraction for him having his maple leaf Canadian flag, was not in keeping with what the rules actually are.