Civic Engagement
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REID: Why ranked ballots are good for the city but not the country
In this year’s Ontario municipal elections, London was the first city to elect its leaders through ranked ballots, while referendums in Kingston and...
By Dylan Reid -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 029, What Now
In this episode, we talk to street nurse Cathy Crowe about the challenges facing street-involved Torontonians, as we dive into another winter. Architect...
By Spacing Radio -
REID: Ward councils for Toronto?
In the wake of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s mid-election decree shrinking Toronto City Council from a planned 47 councillors to just 25, there has been...
By Dylan Reid -
REID: How do we improve cities without causing displacement? Discussion from the Salzburg Global Seminar
As demand for urban living continues to increase, how do we make our cities better without triggering displacement of low and middle-income people who...
By Dylan Reid -
PODCAST: Election Panel with Matthew Blackett and Shawn Micallef
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we’ll be bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will help you wade through what is maybe...
By Spacing Radio -
ELECTION: Could we please have a mayor who will stand up for Toronto?
Next week’s municipal election is not going to be as it should be. We should have 47 wards in this city. Doug Ford’s anti-democratic interference in our...
By Tricia Wood -
PODCAST: Election Panel with Denise Balkissoon and John Michael McGrath
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we’ll be bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will help you wade through what is maybe...
By Spacing Radio -
PODCAST: Election Panel with Tricia Wood and Matt Elliott
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we’ll be bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will help you wade through what is maybe...
By Spacing Radio -
3 impactful reasons to walk to school
This guest post from Armi de Francia, School Travel Planning Facilitator at Green Communities Canada, marks the beginning of October, International Walk...
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PODCAST: Election Panel with John Lorinc and Jennifer Pagliaro
As Toronto gets ready to vote, we’ll be bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will help you wade through what is...
By Spacing Radio -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 028, Toronto Election: The People vs. Doug Ford
Toronto’s election was thrown into chaos this summer by a surprise announcement from Premier Doug Ford. What’s at stake, who are the...
By Spacing Radio -
LORINC: The Subway in the Room
Almost a year ago, the Toronto Star’s Jennifer Pagliaro published a story detailing, with her trademark meticulousness, how then chief planner and now...
By John Lorinc