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By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler

  • Premier: Do as I say, not as I do

      Premier Dalton McGuinty thinks Toronto City Council should freeze taxes as “symbolism” of government taking action in tough economic times...

  • Mayor outlines 2009 budget priorities

      Mayor David Miller has formally laid out his priorities for the City of Toronto’s 2009 operating and capital budgets in an October 1 letter to...

  • ELECTION 2008: Harper best for cities?

    In spite of his government’s outright contempt for Canada’s cities, Stephen Harper’s Conservatives are, brace yourself, ranked the best...

  • Giambrone sounds Metrolinx privatization alarm

    TTC chair Adam Giambrone is sounding the alarm on the potential for provincially-mandated privatization of public transit just hours after the launch of...

  • Dear Lobbyist Registrar: Stand up for our law

      Dear Madam Lobbyist Registrar, I am writing this open letter to ask you to stand up for the registry that you have been entrusted with on behalf of...

  • Police Board Begins Web Streaming

      Update: 11:30PM The Toronto Police Services Board is web streaming its first meeting this afternoon, courtesy Rogers Television, the same service used...

  • That’s Our Howard

      I got this quote from Councillor Howard Moscoe in June while tracking down the story about the Conservative attack ads on gas pumps. The quote just...

  • Michael Prue: Fifth Time’s the Charm

    As part of Spacing’s people-themed fall issue, I went for a walk in Regent Park with Beaches-East York MPP Michael Prue. The article, on pages 32...

  • Edmonton riders’ union starts transit revolution

    In the aftermath of Toronto’s brief transit strike earlier this year, the idea of a transit riders’ union gained some support with commenters...

  • Police board, association go public with contract talks

      The chair of the Toronto Police Services Board fired off a public statement this afternoon that condemned the Toronto Police Association for starting...

  • City Manager resigns

    Updated (3:55PM) At a media conference held over the lunch hour, Mayor David Miller announced that Shirley Hoy, the City of Toronto’s City Manager...

  • This Ain’t the St. Lawrence Market

      In 1988, Toronto City Council wanted to rescue a Queen West heritage site by making it into a destination market, similar to the St. Lawrence Market...