Pandemic
LORINC: In praise of low-tech crowd control to thwart the trucker convoy
By John Lorinc
Like many angry and aghast Canadians, I felt deep satisfaction this past weekend watching the images of ordinary Ottawa residents... Read More
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 064, Toronto Shelter Collapse
By Spacing Radio
Those working with unhoused people in Toronto, like Sanctuary Toronto outreach worker Lorraine Lam, are warning about the total... Read More
Q&A with Hiba Abdallah: Public art and StrollTO’s Poems for Your Path
By Allison Zhao
Walks around the city have been made more interactive in the last few months thanks to StrollTO, a program implemented by the... Read More
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 062, The PATH ahead for Toronto’s underground
By Spacing Radio
With many people still working from home, the future of Toronto’s PATH system — the underground mall serving the financial... Read More
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 060, Alberta’s municipal power vacuum
By Spacing Radio
With the mayors of both Edmonton and Calgary stepping down, and Alberta municipal elections taking place October 18, we decided to... Read More
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 059, Federal Election Panel 2021
By Spacing Radio
A snap federal election in the face of a potential “fourth wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic means an emergency panel episode... Read More
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 058, 5th Anniversary
By Spacing Radio
It’s the five-year anniversary of the current Spacing Radio show! In this episode, we speak to Diana Chan McNally, community... Read More
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 057, Trinity Bellwoods encampment evictions
By Spacing Radio
In the aftermath of the Trinity Bellwoods Park encampment evictions, which saw a massive police presence, private security, and... Read More
Chinatown: Uncovering the future in the past, and the present in the future
By Linda Zhang
The new issue of Spacing includes an article by Paula Tran, “What will happen to Toronto’s Chinatown?” In... Read More
Examining the ambiguous keepers of the hotel shelter list
By Brittany Lee
The hotel shelter program is a highlight of the City’s homelessness solution strategy, galvanized by the effects of the pandemic. In a... Read More