Politics
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Election 2026: How to critically listen to a municipal candidate
This article begins a series by Christopher Balkaran on ways to approach and engage with the municipal election campaign. Growing up in Scarborough, I...
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UCS #113: The Only Door
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: B.C...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate -
OP-ED: Can Toronto give itself a green light?
This op-ed launches our pre-election discussions of key issues ahead of Toronto’s October 26 municipal election. Our election issue will be...
By Antoine Belaieff and Kelly Rowe -
Minority Rules, Revisited: Who Actually Votes with Whom?
Last April, shortly after Vancouver’s by-election, I turned the result into a game. It was admittedly a geeky one. Going into the by-election, ABC...
By Erick Villagomez -
UCS #112: The Political Graveyard
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: How Mayor...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 95, Saving Toronto
First: a little rant about Doug Ford’s island airport expansion plans, which have (at least for now) been grounded. Next, the book Saving Toronto...
By Spacing Radio -
UCS #111: It’s Not Easy Being Green
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Can Eby...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate -
UCS #110: Summer In The City – 1
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: E-scooters...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate -
UCS #109: Speaker 36,431 on the Line?
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Vancouver...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate -
The power of positive thinking, Toronto’s version
I can’t remember a moment when split-screen politics was quite as pronounced as it is right now. Consider: On Friday, the federal Liberals put Doug...
By John Lorinc -
UCS #108 – The Village Baker!
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related Readings: Vancouver’s...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate -
An open letter about jets at Toronto’s Island Airport
We are City Planners who have spent many years involved in the planning of Toronto’s downtown waterfront. We have also recently chosen to live there. We...
By Ron Soskolne & Howard Cohen