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David Tough

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David Tough is a former co-editor of Peterborough Currents. He is a historian and musician, and is the author of The Terrific Engine, a social history of income tax in Canada.

David's Latest Articles

Places for Pollinators

Turning needy lawns into gardens that attract butterflies

Riel commits to investing in buses

Would support Transportation Master Plan as mayor, despite uneven record as councillor

Rides, roads and rites of citizenship

How do we make public transit universal?

What do transit users think of the transit system?

Most voters in Peterborough never ride the bus

So long, Jethro’s

The live venue with an expiry date

OSAP user experiences

Listening to low-income students

Doug Ford and the pedagogy of debt

And why basket weaving?

On snow and technology

A new map and an old photograph

Promoting preparedness in East City

A grassroots movement aims to help neighbours out in the next big storm

City Council’s culture problem

A mere election might not fix it

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