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Close your eyes and try to remember your early education, say between your first day of kindergarten and your high school graduation. In those years, how much did you learn about cities? Not much, I would guess. Contrast this with the environmental movement of the 1970s and 1980s, when students were being introduced to ideas like the "Three Rs." Today, green issues are at the forefront of federal politics and mainstream business. Could increased urban issues education in our schools do the same thing for Toronto? The Provincial government seems to think so. Kindergarten students are now taught to become more aware ...

Compared to its immediate predecessor, the 2006 Toronto municipal election was a bit of a bore. The mayoral race was a foregone conclusion despite Jane Pitfield's game efforts and Stephen LeDrew's far-reaching eyebrows. The biggest issues (if only "big" in a relative sense) were a garbage deal that had already been signed, a dedicated LRT route that was already mostly constructed, and a certain elevated highway that every single candidate agreed should stay where it was. Amid the snoring, the race for Olivia Chow's former council seat in Trinity-Spadina took on the appearance of high drama. There was the reportedly ugly ...