Politics
Book Review – Forensic Architecture: Violence at the Threshold of Detectability
By Erick Villagomez
Author: Eyal Weizman (MIT Press, 2017) I was as surprised as anybody: consoling a number of design students in the foyer of the Museu... Read More
LORINC: The unnecessary return of Doug Ford
By John Lorinc
Give Doug Ford this much: one has to admire, in a grudging way, someone with the sheer lack of self-awareness required to believe that... Read More
LORINC: TOCore and Jennifer Keesmaat’s legacy
By John Lorinc
Since the City announced chief planner Jennifer Keesmaat’s departure last week, much of the commentary about her stint in that high... Read More
Scarborough’s gun violence a symptom of larger issues
By Cheryl Thompson
In 2007, Toronto Life painted a depressing, dreary picture of Scarborough as being filled with street gang violence. In July, when 11... Read More
LORINC: Dedicate foreign-buyers tax to social housing
By John Lorinc
The latest spitball fired in the ongoing pissing match between the City and the province came from the new Liberal housing minister... Read More
Co-ops Offer Family-Friendly Housing, Yet Face an Uncertain Future
By Jillian Glover
I am writing a short series, “Cities for Families” to showcase how local governments, non-profits, and the private sector are building... Read More
LORINC: Does TCHC even know the extent of its fire risk? Part III
By John Lorinc
Update: Joe Cressy, Trinity-Spadina councillor and a member of the Toronto Community Housing board, on Tuesday provided Spacing with... Read More
LORINC: How safe are Toronto’s high-rises? Part II
By John Lorinc
In the aftermath of the Grenfell blaze that killed a still undetermined number of Londoners, many people in Toronto began asking the... Read More
LORINC: Are Toronto’s high-rises safe for seniors? Part I
By John Lorinc
This is part 1 of a 3-part series on the challenges faced by residents of Toronto Community Housing Marjorie MacMillan, a retiree who... Read More
Pam McConnell 1946-2017: A true public servant
By John Lorinc
In 1997, just months before the old City of Toronto was swallowed up into the chaos of amalgamation, Pam McConnell, who then... Read More