Elections
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
Shifting power in parks: Lessons from the 2022 Canadian City Parks Report
By Jake Tobin Garrett
City parks are built on relationships. They are where we go to feel more connected to nature, to ourselves, and to others in our... Read More
ELECTION: 2022 Toronto Election from a Cycling Perspective
By Robert Zaichkowski
Torontonians will be off to the polls on Monday, October 24 in an election that will see significant turnover, with seven councillors... Read More
ELECTION: Mapping municipal election voter turnout
By Sean Marshall
As Torontonians head to the polls for the ninth municipal election since amalgamation, how many voters will actually cast a ballot... Read More
ELECTION: Population disparities between Toronto’s 25 wards
By Sean Marshall
In July 2018, in the middle of Toronto’s last municipal election, the newly elected Progressive Conservative provincial... Read More
ELECTION: Open wards and the power of incumbency
By Sean Marshall
As part of Spacing Toronto’s coverage of the 2022 municipal election, cartographer Sean Marshall is creating maps revealing some... Read More
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 067, Toronto Election: the case against a strong mayor system
By Spacing Radio
Another election, another surprise announcement from Premier Doug Ford that throws it all into disarray. Ford’s proposal for... Read More
ELECTION: The next term of council is a time to mobilize
By Josh Fullan
As Toronto’s fall elections begin to take form in the mid-summer heat, the message from a chorus of departing councillors couldn’t be... Read More
LORINC: The future of Ontario Place must become an election issue
By John Lorinc
The only thing worse than the design proposed for Ontario Place’s indoor spa mega-project is the fact that a firm with such a... Read More
ELECTION: Rethinking progressive populism
By Alejandra Bravo
If I’m a populist, it’s because I’m with the majority. And the majority want to live in a city with dignity. For decades, my practice... Read More