Politics
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Downtown in Transition: An Interview with Sean Bailey
As downtowns adapt to shifting work patterns and rising public expectations, planners and designers are being challenged to think beyond traditional...
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The housing sub-plot in the federal election
Though it seems like an eternity ago, Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives circa 2023-24 desperately wanted this election to be about the ruinous cost...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: The coming American brain drain will be Canada’s gain
In the face of the relentless ratcheting up of the Trump administration’s economic assault on Canada, we’ve seen basically three types of...
By John Lorinc -
Non-profit housing is an economic no-brainer
Canada is acting quickly to reposition our trade economy to become more resilient, diverse and self-reliant. We need a similar re-calibration of Canada’s...
By cherise burda -
The Governance Gap
In 2024, Ontario Premier Doug Ford ordered the removal of bike lanes from some of Toronto’s busiest corridors—Bloor, University, and Yonge—claiming they...
By Erick Villagomez -
LORINC: Don’t alienate civic volunteers
In case you missed it, the Toronto Star‘s Ben Spurr on the weekend published a deep dive into the brawl that took place at Moss Park Arena — not on...
By John Lorinc -
BOWERMAN: Doug Ford suddenly cares about local democracy?
In case you missed it: democracy is being usurped! At least, that’s what some of the loudest right-wing voices in Toronto are warning us. And...
By Glyn Bowerman -
OP-ED: A deadly decision
In a disappointing but unsurprising turn, the Ontario Superior Court denied an injunction to stop the Ford government from ripping out Toronto’s bike...
By Lanrick Bennett -
The Overhead: The Housing Crisis in Trump’s America
THIS EPISODE: The Housing Crisis in Trump’s America We can learn a lot about evictions and the housing crisis from cities in other countries, all...
By Spacing Radio -
GREENBERG: How Toronto can navigate the urban frontlines of a trade war
For over four decades, urban designer Ken Greenberg has played a pivotal role on public and private assignments in urban settings throughout North America...
By Ken Greenberg -
Rising High, Falling Short: Social and Economic Division
Key Metrics Summary Building: A 40-story residential building constructed of a reinforced concrete frame with a curtain wall facade on a site without...
By Erick Villagomez -
OP-ED: Importing U.S. tactics to Toronto’s roads
It’s a good time to re-think our imports from the U.S., but not just because of tariffs. We can certainly do without the tactics increasingly common in...
By Albert Koehl