ViewpointsOpinionMichael Taube: Toronto’s Failed Plan to Tax the Rain Was All WetSavePrintToronto Mayor Olivia Chow speaks to media at Toronto City Hall on July 12, 2023. The Canadian Press/Tijana MartinMichael Taube4/9/2024|Updated: 4/9/20240:00X 1Commentary“I’m taxin’ the rain, Just taxin’ the rain, What a glorious feeling, I’m happy again.”Share this articleLeave a commentMichael TaubeAuthorMichael Taube, a longtime newspaper columnist and political commentator, was a speechwriter for former Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper.Author’s Selected ArticlesMichael Taube: The Political Candidate With No Votes to His NameJul 01, 2024Michael Taube: Why Has There Been a 30-Year Curse on Canadian Teams Playing for the Stanley Cup?Jun 17, 2024Michael Taube: How Canada Post Could Be Saved by a 19th-Century American Philosopher’s Privatization ModelJun 02, 2024Michael Taube: Should Canada Have Given the (Golden) Boot to FIFA and the 2026 World Cup?May 19, 2024