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The 2026 municipal budgets in Brampton and Vaughan tell two very different stories about growth, risk, and fiscal strategy.  On the surface, both cities are touting restraint. Vaughan is proposing a 0% property tax increase on their portion of the tax bill. Brampton has also adopted a 0% increase on their portion, notwithstanding the dedicated 1% levy increase for a second hospital. But beneath those headlines lie fundamentally different assumptions

Black History Month is often described as a time to reflect, but this year carries added weight. It marks thirty years of official recognition in Canada, an opportunity to honour Black brilliance across generations, from early nation builders to those shaping what comes next. In Brampton, it is also a chance to pause and acknowledge

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent speech is the clearest acknowledgements yet from a senior Canadian figure that the post–Cold War world is over. Not fading, not evolving, but ruptured. In his speech at The World Economic Forum in Davos, the Prime Minister rejects the comforting language of “transition” and instead describes a global system that has broken under the weight