With my arms around my precious daughter the image of Tori Stafford sends a chill through the warmth of the moment.

Every morning, as I prepare to go out the door at 5:30, my daughter hauls herself out of bed and down the stairs to kiss me goodbye.

I treasure my good fortune. I fear how quickly it can turn.

Monsters walk among us. It is every parent’s fear.

Tori’s mother, Tara McDonald said in the wake of Michael Rafferty’s conviction for Tori’s murder: “We finally have peace. We can finally rest.”

That’s good, but this crime could have been prevented.

The system, through great police work and a solid prosecution, sent two killers to prison for a minimum of 25 years.

But the system failed Tori when it released Teri-Lynn McClintic from custody where, while serving time for stabbing her robbery victims, she wrote over 100 letters screaming her ...

The City of Toronto bag tax is a financial waste and of no gain to the environment.

It’s estimated the tax raises $5.4 million annually for retailers from consumers and cuts grocery bag use by 50%.

Coun. Michelle Bernardinetti claims we are saving landfill expenses, about $100,000 in operating costs.

So we are forcing consumers to spend $5.4 million for the city to achieve $100,000 in savings — two cents on the dollar.

Brilliant!

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