Kunal Chaudhary
@kunalchaudhary.bsky.social
Journalist
Words in TVO, The Walrus, The West End Phoenix, The Breach, The Local, National Observer, etc.
https://kunalchaudhary.ca/
Words in TVO, The Walrus, The West End Phoenix, The Breach, The Local, National Observer, etc.
https://kunalchaudhary.ca/
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NEW: The Ford government is ending its tuition fee freeze at colleges and universities. Post-secondary institutions will be allowed to increase fees by 2% per year over the next three years.
Also major boost in funding for the sector overall. #OnPoli
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Also major boost in funding for the sector overall. #OnPoli
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Ontario ends tuition fee freeze at public colleges, universities | Globalnews.ca
Post-secondary institutions will be allowed to increase their tuition fees by two per cent per year for three years, before switching to an inflation-informed increase after that.
globalnews.ca
February 12, 2026 at 3:40 PM
NEW: The Ford government is ending its tuition fee freeze at colleges and universities. Post-secondary institutions will be allowed to increase fees by 2% per year over the next three years.
Also major boost in funding for the sector overall. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1166455...
Also major boost in funding for the sector overall. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1166455...
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Ontario's corporate pharmacies, like Shoppers Drug Mart, have faced allegations of overworking their pharmacists and setting high targets for medically unnecessary tasks to bolster profits. The resulting burnout, @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social writes, is an impending crisis. thelocal.to/shoppers-dru...
How Ontario’s Corporate Pharmacies Are Burning Out Their Pharmacists | The Local
At corporate pharmacies like Shoppers Drug Mart, pharmacists say they face overwhelming pressure from their parent companies to perform medically unnecessary tasks in the interest of profit.
thelocal.to
February 6, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Ontario's corporate pharmacies, like Shoppers Drug Mart, have faced allegations of overworking their pharmacists and setting high targets for medically unnecessary tasks to bolster profits. The resulting burnout, @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social writes, is an impending crisis. thelocal.to/shoppers-dru...
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I had a lot of questions about the millions of online pharmacy ads that have popped up in recent years, hawking hair loss treatment and ED medication and weight loss drugs. @royinori.bsky.social answered them! thelocal.to/online-pharm...
Inside the Booming Industry Selling Lifestyle Drugs Online | The Local
From erectile dysfunction medicine to hair loss treatment to weight loss drugs—a thriving online market has emerged to seamlessly deliver drugs straight to your door. But what happens when prescriptio...
thelocal.to
February 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I had a lot of questions about the millions of online pharmacy ads that have popped up in recent years, hawking hair loss treatment and ED medication and weight loss drugs. @royinori.bsky.social answered them! thelocal.to/online-pharm...
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New from me: More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.
More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.
See a map of the graduate programs they're planning to attend, if the government finally processes their visas
pressprogress.ca
January 27, 2026 at 9:54 PM
New from me: More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.
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The $40 million that Bezos paid for the Melanie propaganda film would cover the cost of about 200 journalists for a year.
News: The Washington Post is preparing to slash upwards of 300 staffers, incl sports, metro and foreign desks @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports.
“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
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“The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news
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Post Parting Depression
Looming cuts at The Washington Post threaten to decimate key coverage areas as staffers question the motives and commitment of billionaire owner Jeff Bezos.
www.status.news
January 27, 2026 at 8:29 PM
The $40 million that Bezos paid for the Melanie propaganda film would cover the cost of about 200 journalists for a year.
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NEW: The stats for 2025 are in - and Ontario had the worst housing construction rate in the country.
The province saw just 62,561 housing starts last year. Its target was 150,000 for this year and next year that will rise to 175,000. #OnPoli
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The province saw just 62,561 housing starts last year. Its target was 150,000 for this year and next year that will rise to 175,000. #OnPoli
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Ontario saw double digit housing dip in 2025, housing minister promises more measures to come | Globalnews.ca
The slump in housing starts – 62,561 in 2025 – is also an all-time low since the Ford government promised to build 1.5 million homes during the 2022 provincial election
globalnews.ca
January 21, 2026 at 4:31 PM
NEW: The stats for 2025 are in - and Ontario had the worst housing construction rate in the country.
The province saw just 62,561 housing starts last year. Its target was 150,000 for this year and next year that will rise to 175,000. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1162248...
The province saw just 62,561 housing starts last year. Its target was 150,000 for this year and next year that will rise to 175,000. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1162248...
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NEW: An Ontario court has thrown out the province's attempt to overrule an order from the privacy watchdog over Doug Ford's personal cellphone.
A panel of three judges agreed he uses it for government work and must release those calls. #OnPoli
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A panel of three judges agreed he uses it for government work and must release those calls. #OnPoli
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Ontario court rules Doug Ford must turn over personal phone records | Globalnews.ca
An Ontario court says it is reasonable to conclude Premier Doug Ford uses his personal cellphone to communicate and that he should make those records public.
globalnews.ca
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 PM
NEW: An Ontario court has thrown out the province's attempt to overrule an order from the privacy watchdog over Doug Ford's personal cellphone.
A panel of three judges agreed he uses it for government work and must release those calls. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1159745...
A panel of three judges agreed he uses it for government work and must release those calls. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1159745...
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“Teenagers and people in their 20s come in saying, ‘Wow, a real video store – my dad told me about this.’ And they come back with five of their friends”
Nathan Abraha visits Bloordale’s thriving DVD rental palace Eyesore Cinema
📷: Janice Reid
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Nathan Abraha visits Bloordale’s thriving DVD rental palace Eyesore Cinema
📷: Janice Reid
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“I don’t want to live in a world without video stores” — West End Phoenix
In the age of streaming, Eyesore Cinema is building a business and a growing community around a rental-DVD shop. Daniel Hanna is the owner and founder of one of Toronto’s last video rental stores. Peo...
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December 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
“Teenagers and people in their 20s come in saying, ‘Wow, a real video store – my dad told me about this.’ And they come back with five of their friends”
Nathan Abraha visits Bloordale’s thriving DVD rental palace Eyesore Cinema
📷: Janice Reid
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/i-do...
Nathan Abraha visits Bloordale’s thriving DVD rental palace Eyesore Cinema
📷: Janice Reid
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/i-do...
Re: Finch LRT: “A CBC Toronto reporter rode the entire 10.3-kilometre line from east to west Monday morning, finding it took roughly 55 minutes to complete. As a reference point, over 400 runners ran this year's Toronto Marathon 10-kilometre event in under 55 minutes.”
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Could you outrun the train? Finch LRT takes 55 minutes to cover 10.3 km route | CBC News
Northwest Toronto's newly-opened light-rail transit (LRT) line is getting its first taste of rush hour Monday — but it doesn't appear to be rushing.
www.cbc.ca
December 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Re: Finch LRT: “A CBC Toronto reporter rode the entire 10.3-kilometre line from east to west Monday morning, finding it took roughly 55 minutes to complete. As a reference point, over 400 runners ran this year's Toronto Marathon 10-kilometre event in under 55 minutes.”
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Despite advanced dementia, this great-grandma is soldiering on for two final shows with her heavy metal band
She’s a 77-year-old great-grandmother who fronts a heavy metal band. Here’s why her upcoming Toronto gig will be her last
The vocalist known as Grindmother became a viral sensation in 2015 after screaming on her son's record.
www.thestar.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Despite advanced dementia, this great-grandma is soldiering on for two final shows with her heavy metal band
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“We see the risks, and we’re calling out this gaslighting for what it is — an attempt to weaken public oversight and hand critical services to private interests.”
My latest for PressProgress is on Ontario's Bill 60 and why some are concerned that it is paving the way towards water privatization.
My latest for PressProgress is on Ontario's Bill 60 and why some are concerned that it is paving the way towards water privatization.
Doug Ford's government claims the province isn’t privatizing water.
Experts aren't convinced.
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Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
Ontario’s Government Claims the Province Isn’t Privatizing Water. Experts Are Not Convinced.
“The way that this act is written creates this slippery slope towards privatization”
pressprogress.ca
November 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
“We see the risks, and we’re calling out this gaslighting for what it is — an attempt to weaken public oversight and hand critical services to private interests.”
My latest for PressProgress is on Ontario's Bill 60 and why some are concerned that it is paving the way towards water privatization.
My latest for PressProgress is on Ontario's Bill 60 and why some are concerned that it is paving the way towards water privatization.
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We’re a small team of seven journalists who investigate stories wealthy and powerful people don’t want Canadians to know about
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We’re a small team of seven journalists who investigate stories wealthy and powerful people don’t want Canadians to know about
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
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Here's a thing I wrote for @thestar.com:
"But even through my twenties, even when I had the chance, I would plunk myself down wherever two roads diverged in a yellow wood. Plunk myself down and wait for Later."
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Graeme Bayliss: Procrastination has served me well, but it stopped me from seeing the world. Then something changed
The longer you make yourself wait, the easier the waiting gets — until missing out is a matter of inertia.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Here's a thing I wrote for @thestar.com:
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The price of electricity in Ontario just jumped 29%, but it's hidden in the tax base. #FordNation 's high cost nuclear + gas plan will cost taxpayers an additional $2 B/yr, on top of the $6.5 B the province already pays to reduce the cost of power.
#onpoli
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#onpoli
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Ontario nearly doubles household electricity rebates to cover surging hydro prices
While the net result on residential hydro bills is minimal, the increase in the rebate will cost taxpayers an estimated $2 billion more per year — meaning power subsidies will
www.thestar.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The price of electricity in Ontario just jumped 29%, but it's hidden in the tax base. #FordNation 's high cost nuclear + gas plan will cost taxpayers an additional $2 B/yr, on top of the $6.5 B the province already pays to reduce the cost of power.
#onpoli
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#onpoli
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NEW: Another fiscal update, and it's more bad news for housing starts.
The Fall Economic Statement is predicting Ontario will build 82,000 fewer homes from 2024 to 2027 than the 2024 budget had modelled. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1151495...
The Fall Economic Statement is predicting Ontario will build 82,000 fewer homes from 2024 to 2027 than the 2024 budget had modelled. #OnPoli
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Ontario housing projections plummet again, hurting 1.5M goal | Globalnews.ca
Comparing the 2024 budget to 2025's Fall Economic Statement shows the number of new homes from 2024 to 2027 has been revised down by 82,000.
globalnews.ca
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
NEW: Another fiscal update, and it's more bad news for housing starts.
The Fall Economic Statement is predicting Ontario will build 82,000 fewer homes from 2024 to 2027 than the 2024 budget had modelled. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1151495...
The Fall Economic Statement is predicting Ontario will build 82,000 fewer homes from 2024 to 2027 than the 2024 budget had modelled. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1151495...
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Staggering atrocities in Sudan.
Following the mass slaughter of nearly 500 men, women, and children at a maternity hospital, UN officials say: "The situation is simply horrifying... El Fasher, already the scene of catastrophic levels of human suffering, has descended into an even darker hell."
Following the mass slaughter of nearly 500 men, women, and children at a maternity hospital, UN officials say: "The situation is simply horrifying... El Fasher, already the scene of catastrophic levels of human suffering, has descended into an even darker hell."
UN leaders condemn ‘horrifying’ mass killings in Sudan
Emergency security council session criticises killings of civilians in El Fasher and external supply of arms to RSF
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Staggering atrocities in Sudan.
Following the mass slaughter of nearly 500 men, women, and children at a maternity hospital, UN officials say: "The situation is simply horrifying... El Fasher, already the scene of catastrophic levels of human suffering, has descended into an even darker hell."
Following the mass slaughter of nearly 500 men, women, and children at a maternity hospital, UN officials say: "The situation is simply horrifying... El Fasher, already the scene of catastrophic levels of human suffering, has descended into an even darker hell."
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The Liberals promised to end boil water advisories on First Nations. They didn’t.
Auditor General Karen Hogan says the government's record on water was the most disappointing failure she found in her audit.
Hear the full discussion on the latest APTN Nation to Nation: youtu.be/xQ9LvNMVf7s?...
Auditor General Karen Hogan says the government's record on water was the most disappointing failure she found in her audit.
Hear the full discussion on the latest APTN Nation to Nation: youtu.be/xQ9LvNMVf7s?...
October 24, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The Liberals promised to end boil water advisories on First Nations. They didn’t.
Auditor General Karen Hogan says the government's record on water was the most disappointing failure she found in her audit.
Hear the full discussion on the latest APTN Nation to Nation: youtu.be/xQ9LvNMVf7s?...
Auditor General Karen Hogan says the government's record on water was the most disappointing failure she found in her audit.
Hear the full discussion on the latest APTN Nation to Nation: youtu.be/xQ9LvNMVf7s?...
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From today: The Ford government gave millions of tax dollars through the Skills Development Fund to a company with a PC Party vice-president, and another group run by an unsuccessful PC candidate.
#onpoli
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#onpoli
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Ford government gave training funds to groups involving PC party VP, candidate
Labour Minister David Piccini and his predecessor altogether granted the company and developers’ association upwards of $5.75 million
www.thetrillium.ca
October 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
From today: The Ford government gave millions of tax dollars through the Skills Development Fund to a company with a PC Party vice-president, and another group run by an unsuccessful PC candidate.
#onpoli
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#onpoli
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According to the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, ransomware is now the top cybercrime threat facing Canada’s critical infrastructure. Journalist @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social explores how hackers are exploiting weak links in Canada’s defences: thewalrus.ca/the-cyberattack-...
October 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
According to the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, ransomware is now the top cybercrime threat facing Canada’s critical infrastructure. Journalist @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social explores how hackers are exploiting weak links in Canada’s defences: thewalrus.ca/the-cyberattack-...
Wrote about the dire straits of York University, which like many in Ontario is cutting its programming and employee ranks down to the bone. For decades, York has brought higher education to some of the most disadvantaged communities in the GTA -- the loss of this would be incalculable.
“We could no longer work things out.” Our Higher Education series continues with Sabika Zaidi and @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social on how York University lost the trust of its community. thelocal.to/york-univers...
How York University Lost the Trust of Its Community | The Local
After program closures, questionable major capital projects, and increasingly fractious labour relations, what is the future of York University?
thelocal.to
October 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Wrote about the dire straits of York University, which like many in Ontario is cutting its programming and employee ranks down to the bone. For decades, York has brought higher education to some of the most disadvantaged communities in the GTA -- the loss of this would be incalculable.
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Excellent reporting and writing. As a TMU alumna, I always heard from students about York U being the bastion of humanities, art, critical thought and social sciences. So, reading this story was really eye-opening. I knew York U had several issues but I had no idea about the depths of it all.
“We could no longer work things out.” Our Higher Education series continues with Sabika Zaidi and @kunalchaudhary.bsky.social on how York University lost the trust of its community. thelocal.to/york-univers...
How York University Lost the Trust of Its Community | The Local
After program closures, questionable major capital projects, and increasingly fractious labour relations, what is the future of York University?
thelocal.to
October 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Excellent reporting and writing. As a TMU alumna, I always heard from students about York U being the bastion of humanities, art, critical thought and social sciences. So, reading this story was really eye-opening. I knew York U had several issues but I had no idea about the depths of it all.
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Water leaked, columns and beams were cracked, staff were getting trapped in malfunctioning elevators. Then came the bankruptcy and the fraud charges.
When big public-private projects go wrong.
The story of Bondfield and Infrastructure Ontario.
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When big public-private projects go wrong.
The story of Bondfield and Infrastructure Ontario.
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Guilty verdicts in Bondfield hospital case renew scrutiny of Infrastructure Ontario
St. Michael’s Hospital redevelopment was among several projects that government agency awarded to now-defunct construction firm
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Water leaked, columns and beams were cracked, staff were getting trapped in malfunctioning elevators. Then came the bankruptcy and the fraud charges.
When big public-private projects go wrong.
The story of Bondfield and Infrastructure Ontario.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/c0f8440...
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When big public-private projects go wrong.
The story of Bondfield and Infrastructure Ontario.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/c0f8440...
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Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief, Wael al-Dahdouh, was told live on air that his wife, son, daughter and grandson had been killed in an Israeli-designated safe zone. He speaks to @imaanirfan.bsky.social.
Gazan reporters are paying a heavy price
Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief on losing his family, and why Israel is targeting journalists
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief, Wael al-Dahdouh, was told live on air that his wife, son, daughter and grandson had been killed in an Israeli-designated safe zone. He speaks to @imaanirfan.bsky.social.
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NEW: Emergency room closures are dropping in Ontario, according to data shared with Global News by the Ministry of Health.
Critics, however, say the data should be proactively released and communicated to residents. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1145678...
Critics, however, say the data should be proactively released and communicated to residents. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1145678...
Emergency room closures drop in Ontario as critics urge government to make data public | Globalnews.ca
Since a flare-up in emergency room closures in July 2022, Ontario Health has required hospitals to notify it if they are forced to shutter any major department to the public.
globalnews.ca
September 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
NEW: Emergency room closures are dropping in Ontario, according to data shared with Global News by the Ministry of Health.
Critics, however, say the data should be proactively released and communicated to residents. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1145678...
Critics, however, say the data should be proactively released and communicated to residents. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1145678...
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“Do you know what I find ironic? The mayors I’ve asked: the [speed camera] money you’ve collected, how much have put into road safety? How much have you put into calming traffic? Not ONE DOLLAR has gone into that,” declares Premier Doug Ford.
Can only speak about Toronto but this is very wrong.
Can only speak about Toronto but this is very wrong.
September 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“Do you know what I find ironic? The mayors I’ve asked: the [speed camera] money you’ve collected, how much have put into road safety? How much have you put into calming traffic? Not ONE DOLLAR has gone into that,” declares Premier Doug Ford.
Can only speak about Toronto but this is very wrong.
Can only speak about Toronto but this is very wrong.