Dealing Weed Beats Cutting Grass

Picture a drug dealer in your mind. What does he look like? Whatever the image is, it's probably not going to be a young white male wearing this summer's latest footwear, and an untucked "secret wash button-down Coral tattersall" shirt from J. Crew. Doubtful, too, your imagination pictures him as …

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Written by Daniel Alexandre Portoraro on Saturday August 27, 2011

At Least He Has a Job

Daniel Alexandre Protoraro has an awful summer job .  But at least he has a job. His American counterpart might not. Canada’s unemployment rate is 7.4 percent (it would be 6.2% if calculated with the American method)  America's is 9.2 percent. And Protoraro’s own story, provides a case study as to …

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Written by Eli Lehrer on Sunday August 21, 2011

Standing By for a Crappy Airport Job

I've always thought that working at an airport must be one of the most depressing jobs available. Far, far away from the center of a city, and often, in an ugly, poorly-designed environment. However, here in Toronto, we are lucky to have the Billy Bishop Airport, a small property in the heart of …

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Written by Daniel Alexandre Portoraro on Saturday August 13, 2011

My Life at the Bottom of the Food Chain

I have a friend who has recently graduated from the University of Toronto with a B.A. in History. I've been living with him this past summer, and he has been unemployed for most of it. About a month ago, he came home happy. He had found a job at an upscale restaurant in the city. After a bit of …

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Written by Daniel Alexandre Portoraro on Saturday August 6, 2011