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BURALE: The reality of fighting poverty

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If cities had New Year’s resolutions, Toronto’s should be a poverty reduction strategy. According to the new report on child poverty... Read More

LORINC: What we didn’t talk about during this election

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Remarkably, given the duration of the campaign and the sheer number of debates, the mayoral candidates managed to either completely... Read More

LORINC: The election and the de-policing problem

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In less than a year, tens of thousands of tourists, sports fans, and athletes will descend on Toronto for the 2015 Pan Am and Parapan... Read More

Re-linking the Ravine

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Editor’s note: This is the sixth post in a series by students at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design... Read More

What happened to all the public washrooms in Toronto?

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When nature calls in Toronto, it’s usually an obliging bar or cafe that answers. Outside of city parks and public buildings... Read More

Recycling and shared space — A walk through an apartment dweller’s experience

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“Recycling? Yeah we tried it for a while, but it just was too… complicated.” It’s a commonly-heard phrase in apartment complexes where... Read More

REID: It’s time for the City get rid of its sidewalk no-plough zone

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In December, City Council agreed to a small but welcome improvement in the City’s snow clearing standards. Starting two winters... Read More

EVENT: Public lecture on Race & Justice in Toronto

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The Justice in Toronto lecture series will hold its first event of 2014 tomorrow (Thursday, January 30th) with a free lecture and... Read More

The difference between a fee and a tax for city governments

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Before the holidays I got into a discussion with Ed Keenan about whether there is a difference between a fee and a tax. In an article... Read More