Politics

LORINC: Council fails accountability test on defunding the police

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For all the heat and light generated by Monday’s debate over defunding or detasking the police, the compromise — or compromised... Read More

LORINC: The pandemic is about cities

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Viruses, in the abstract, don’t care much about their host organisms, beyond the latter’s on-board, physiological defenses. Yet it’s... Read More

THOMPSON: Saunders’ departure won’t fix the problem of policing in Toronto

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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

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Would Regis Korchinski-Paquet be alive today if the Toronto Police Service (TPS) had adopted the recommendations of a sweeping 2014... Read More

Post-pandemic economic recovery requires strong public transit

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The job losses and damage to many retail businesses from the COVID-19 pandemic and related mobility restrictions mean that Toronto and... Read More

Why isn’t there more proactive testing for COVID-19 in the shelter system?

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As of May 14, Toronto Public Health (TPH) and the Shelter, Support and Housing Administration (SSHA) have identified over 299 cases of... Read More

LORINC: What will transit look like in a post-pandemic world?

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For years, transit advocates warned Toronto politicians in all three orders of government that the city’s transit infrastructure will... Read More

CRESSY: A public health prescription for Toronto’s future

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Over the past two months, we all have learned to speak the language of public health. We talk about physical distancing and flattening... Read More

LORINC: Sidewalk Labs steps away from Toronto waterfront

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From the earliest days of Sidewalk Labs’ bid to establish a beachhead on Toronto’s waterfront, the cultural mismatch, for lack... Read More