By John Lorinc
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LORINC: The mayhem scenario of Mayor Ford
George Smitherman, as most of us know by this point, wants the balance of this race to be a two-horse affair between himself and Rob Ford. But from the...
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LORINC: On grinding axes and alternative futures
Here’s an alternative plot line for the fall of our civic discontent. Imagine if Kathleen Wynne was running for mayor instead of George Smitherman. Keep...
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LORINC: The governance debate we’re not having
During Rob Ford’s session with the Globe and Mail’s editorial board last week, I asked him when he’d hold a vote on reducing the size of council from 44...
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LORINC: Can we change the election channel?
After enduring two mayoral debates last week, it struck me that following this election is a lot like watching Seinfeld re-runs endlessly. The same cast...
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LORINC: Toronto election history repeating
In a former Toronto election, a long-shot candidate emerged unexpectedly from a crowded pack in the early fall to mount what would become a formidable...
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LORINC: Metrolinx goes Kumbaya
Isn’t it strange how the worm can turn during an election? Mere months ago, David Miller and his supporters took to the TTC’s PA systems to denounce the...
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LORINC: Rossi’s newest tunnel vision
Where to begin, or, perhaps more accurately, where to end? That’s the question Rocco Rossi’s troops flatly refuse to answer about his newest pledge to...
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LORINC: There goes the middle
Well, that didn’t take long. Just days into the allegedly serious part of the campaign, and the ideological middle has almost entirely vanished as an...
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LORINC: Rossi’s disingenuous term limits
I’ve spent the past three weeks mercifully out of earshot of Toronto’s 2010 election follies. But a quick scan of recent events suggests to me that the...
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LORINC: Frankly, Miller has done good
John Lorinc will return to his election coverage columns in two weeks. In the meantime, here is his column from the Summer 2010 issue of Spacing. With...
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LORINC: John Tory exits stage left
Last Friday was something of a historic day for Toronto, because it will be remembered as the very last time John Tory’s name will be advanced for...
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LORINC: Where’s the open debate about open fare?
If I close my eyes when Adam Giambrone waxes on about an open payment fare system for the TTC, I could swear I was listening to the business-friendly pols...