BURALE: Taking the ambiguity out of police carding

On October 28th, Community Safety Minister Yasir Naqvi released a draft regulation to standardize police street checks in order “to... Read More

SUMMER OF THE GUN: 10 years later, pt. II

The response to the summer of the gun has been characterized as a combination of prevention (i.e. place-based investment) and... Read More

BURALE: Why are we so reluctant to truly end carding?

In Toronto, it is now in vogue to be down with the cause that is Stop Carding Now. The media is on board, so are some prominent... Read More

BURALE: What we don’t talk about when we talk about carding

This week, Toronto Police Board (TPSB) chair Alok Mukherjee broke his silence and admitted to The Toronto Star that he was cornered... Read More

BURALE: We need to reframe how we talk about our city

Toronto Life this month is running a cover profile about the inner suburbs. The article sought to expose the divisions within our... Read More

BURALE: The reality of fighting poverty

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

BURALE: Tory needs to repair trust between police and community

Mayor John Tory said he wanted to improve the relationship between the Toronto Police Service (TPS) and the community, and signaled... Read More

BURALE: Ford Nation is not dead

Idil Burale is a new contributor to Spacing and recently ran in ward 1 for city councillor On October 27th, Torontonians – much to the... Read More