By John Lorinc
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LORINC: What Ford’s conflict ruling should tell us about the integrity commissioner’s role
An astute observer of Mayor Rob Ford’s conflict trial posed a fascinating question to me on Friday after the Divisional Court released its ruling: If the...
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LORINC: Why city hall isn’t run like a business
It can not be said often enough: if Mayor Rob Ford managed a large corporation the way he runs the City, his board would have turfed him ages ago...
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LORINC: The casino debate and non-fiction numbers
The City of Toronto claims to be interested in your opinion about the proposal to allow the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission develop an integrated...
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LORINC: Beware what you wish for in Gardiner debate
Hands up everyone who loves Lakeshore Boulevard east of the Don, where the Gardiner stub once stood, a monument to an earlier generation’s failed plans...
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LORINC: Building a better budget at city hall
I’ve been a business reporter longer than I’ve covered politics, and I can say without fear of contradiction that the City of Toronto’s budget documents â€...
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LORINC: The merits of appointing a caretaker mayor
Though I can’t speak for my colleagues in the press gallery, I suspect there were many secret pangs of disappointment last Friday when Justice Charles...
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LORINC: The last stand of Rob Ford
In this edition of Lorinc’s Legal Briefs, let’s begin with Exhibit A: the rulebook of the Canadian Football League. When Rob Ford leads teenagers onto the...
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LORINC: Does Andy Byford have buyer’s regret?
One can only imagine the thoughts that must have chugged through Andy Byford’s mind last week when he found himself forced to inform the mayor’s office...
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LORINC: Doubling Down on Toronto’s Future
It was difficult not to think about the nature of civic leadership last week, what with New York mayor Mike Bloomberg serving as the face of a metropolis...
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LORINC: Understanding the pressures of downtown development
Just in time for Halloween, Tom Jakobek, Toronto’s most infamous undead politician, appeared at a community meeting last week to rally the locals against...
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LORINC: Ontario NDP have missed the train
Here’s a question: Why is Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath totally missing in action when it comes to transit? Think about it: when was the last time you...
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LORINC: Dividing the spoils of road pricing
Remember this phrase: funding allocation formula. Last week, before Dalton McGuinty dropped his bomb, everyone piled into the transit financing debate and...