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Lake Ontario is a Sea
A few weeks ago I biked over to The Guild park. Known for its collection of modern Toronto “ruins”, a bonus to visiting the park is its unobstructed view...
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Public Space Invaders: film night call for submissions
WHAT: Calls for submission for Public Space Invaders, a night of short films about Toronto and urban issues EMAIL SUBMISSIONS: spaceinvaders@spacing.ca...
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LORINC: In defense of the strategists
Pop math quiz: what’s a strategic vote worth, anyway? Seventy-five percent of an “authentic” vote, or maybe just 50%? How shall we calculate a...
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LORINC: Tory has out-smarted Chow
As the major ed-board endorsements start to flow in John Tory’s direction, it seems increasingly clear that his campaign, which focused so tightly on his...
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Paul Bedford Q&A: change Toronto’s governance model
Since Toronto’s amalgamation, there’s been very little re-tooling of the governance model foisted upon the region during Harris years. Paul...
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How the CN Tower killed Toronto’s rooftop lookouts
There was a time when observation decks were all the rage in Toronto. The designers and developers of tall buildings like TD Centre, Commerce Court, and...
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A.Y. Jackson paints for his life
It was 1916. The First World War was in full swing. And while men were dying in the trenches all around him, A.Y. Jackson was about to save his own life...
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LORINC: Class divisions at heart of this campaign
During the scrum following Friday night’s shouty debate about priority neighbourhoods, a Global News reporter asked John Tory if he believed that white...
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LORINC: Doug Ford’s $400,000 question
Amidst media reports that he misled voters about his wife’s allegedly Jewish ancestry and then mischaracterized John Tory’s stint on a U.S. corporate...
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LORINC: Should Doug Ford prove he’s donated four years of salary to charity?
During his pugilistic interview with Matt Galloway on CBC Metro Morning on Friday, mayoral candidate Doug Ford repeated his oft-made claim that he’s...
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Toronto’s swelling bedrock
In general, Toronto is a relatively easy place to build underground. Our glacial history left the city with stiff clayey soil and our earthquakes are...
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LORINC: The real Olivia Chow just stood up
Throughout this gruelling campaign, voters have been treated to the uninspiring spectacle of a progressive candidate who has spoken to them – us – in...
By John Lorinc
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered