Community
Our resilience will be measured by the strength of our civic spaces
By Orit Sarfaty
COVID-19 has called the value of cities into question. But cities are not the problem. Even as the COVID-19 curve flattens, we stare... Read More
LORINC: Council fails accountability test on defunding the police
By John Lorinc
For all the heat and light generated by Monday’s debate over defunding or detasking the police, the compromise — or compromised... Read More
Queerness and queer space in the time of COVID-19
By Benjamin Bongolan and Jc Elijah M. Bawuah
Marquis is a queer young man living in the City of Brampton who enjoys commuting into the City of Toronto, where he attends classes at... Read More
LORINC: The pandemic is sacrificing community spaces in places of faith
By John Lorinc
The long-awaited partial re-opening, which finally began in Toronto and Peel earlier this week, is a story with two aspects: on the... Read More
THOMPSON: Saunders’ departure won’t fix the problem of policing in Toronto
By Cheryl Thompson
What can be said about chief Mark Saunders’ sudden departure from the Toronto Police Service (TPS)? In truth, I am neither happy nor... Read More
LORINC: Police can’t find road to reform even when given a map
By John Lorinc
Would Regis Korchinski-Paquet be alive today if the Toronto Police Service (TPS) had adopted the recommendations of a sweeping 2014... Read More
EVENT: The Post-Pandemic City We Want – June 23rd, 7:00 pm
By Vancouver City Planning Commission
How can we create a post-pandemic Vancouver that is just, equitable, decolonized, and inclusive for all? June 23, 2020 7:00pm via Zoom... Read More
Bike Manners
By Andrew Cuthbert
The world is different and times are uncertain, but the current pandemic has brought a change to our streets. People are going into... Read More
Six-foot City: Conclusion
By Erick Villagomez
This series has explored the impacts of doubling the current personal space radius from 3ft (1m) to 6ft (2m) across three everyday... Read More
If Black lives truly matter in Canada, an apology for slavery is only a first step
By Natasha Henry
Natasha Henry is a 2018 Vanier Scholar completing a PhD in History at York University on the enslavement of Africans in early Ontario... Read More