Civic Engagement
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Pride and Prejudice
It’s getting to be that time of year – queer or straight, people will be busting out the rainbow garb and glitter. Toronto hotels and restaurants...
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LORINC: Is the 15-minute city’s 15 minutes up yet?
By way of spoiler alert, I’ll begin by saying I have no intention of wasting my time (or yours) rebutting the lunacy of the 15-minute city...
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ELECTION: Voter turnout in 2022
Ever since John Tory was elected mayor of Toronto in 2014, voter turnout in municipal elections has been in decline. In 2010, the year Rob Ford was...
By Sean Marshall -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 069, Worst Case Ontario
We’re back for 2023, and there is… a lot to catch up on. To begin, Emma McIntosh, Ontario reporter for The Narwhal, guides us through Doug...
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LORINC: The sad state of police governance in Tory’s Toronto
It feels like matters of policing, never far from view, have hung particularly heavily over the city’s business in this past month — an arc that...
By John Lorinc -
Reimagining under the Gardiner
Toronto’s journey towards urban renewal could witness a new stage unfold with plans to transform overlooked areas beneath the Gardiner Expressway between...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 068, Looking for the bright side of Toronto’s election
We’ve had some time to make sense of the Toronto election, and what it might mean for the next four years in this city. Is there a silver lining to...
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PODCAST: Election Panel with Lorraine Lam and John Lorinc
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we are bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will break down the candidates, platforms...
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ELECTION MAP: Duelling campaign endorsements
Last week, Spacing contributor Anthony McMahon argued that it is time for Toronto City Hall to have political parties, similar to those established in...
By Sean Marshall -
PODCAST: Election Panel with Matt Elliott and Tricia Wood
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we are bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will break down the candidates, platforms...
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REID: Election signs of the times
Yesterday was sign day in Toronto’s municipal election. Campaign workers spread out over the city to hammer signs onto lawns and leave signs for posting...
By Dylan Reid -
PODCAST: Election Panel with Shawn Micallef and Kunal Chaudhary
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we’ll be bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will break down the candidates, platforms...
By Spacing Radio