toronto

Take a close look at what you see: Toronto’s not too bad, all things considered, if only ... oh, come on; we are far better than that little line of hedges.

This city is one of the great glories of North America.

We are, however, in a state of flux. There is no wind in the world that does not cause our leaves to flutter; we came here, half of us, from someplace else.

Where is here?

I have no idea.

So many people come and go each year that we could not possibly remain as we used to be, and yet we are not close to becoming what we will be.

So how do we make the city better?

Allow me:

Toronto Star (TheStar.com)

Rebuilding public trust in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police won't be an easy matter. The Mounties' proud image took a beating following the deaths of Robert Dziekanski and Ian Bush while in custody. And the force faced withering criticism for bungling the Air India case, putting Maher Arar's life in jeopardy, feuding with the security services, punishing whistle-blowers, and misusing stun guns.

Against that background, Commissioner William Elliott's announcement Thursday that the Mounties plan to get out of the controversial business of investigating themselves is a welcome step forward, albeit a belated one.