Elections
OP-ED: City Council is Dull — It Needs Parties
By Anthony MacMahon
Recently, the PC government proposed giving Toronto and Ottawa “strong mayor” powers, claiming major cities need strong mayors to... Read More
ELECTION: ART vs Art — when artists enlivened a walkover campaign by a bland establishment mayoral incumbent
By Jamie Bradburn
As far as Toronto mayoral elections go, 1982 was a snoozer. With no prominent competition, Art Eggleton was assured a second term... Read More
PODCAST: Election Panel with Matt Elliott and Tricia Wood
By Spacing Radio
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we are bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will break down the... Read More
ELECTION: The incredible shrinking transit debate
By John Lorinc
Once upon a time, in a land not so far away, Toronto’s local politicians had ambitions for local transit. The topic was debated... Read More
REID: Election signs of the times
By Dylan Reid
Yesterday was sign day in Toronto’s municipal election. Campaign workers spread out over the city to hammer signs onto lawns and leave... Read More
PODCAST: Election Panel with Shawn Micallef and Kunal Chaudhary
By Spacing Radio
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we’ll be bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will break down the... Read More
LORINC: What’s missing from the missing middle debate
By John Lorinc
City council has spent the past few years chipping away at the walls surrounding that seemingly impregnable fortress otherwise known... Read More
ELECTION: Toronto is a highrise, rental city – unlike City Council
By Sean Marshall
Last week, Statistics Canada released the latest set of data from the 2021 Census, which included information on housing type and... Read More
NEW ISSUE: 2022 City Election Issue(s)
By Dylan Reid
Once upon a time, Toronto had ambition. While it was much mocked for wanting to be a “world-class city,” at least it had a goal. Now... Read More
ELECTION: If not housing now, when?
By John Lorinc
This column has been updated since it was originally published. A debate will be held on Oct. 17th. Is Housing Now dead? In case you... Read More