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LORINC: Garbage in, garbage out
It’s easy to forget, after the landslide of (political) crud unleashed by the brothers Ford, that our chief magistrate’s checkered mayoral career traces...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Friday
POLITICS Doug Ford vows proof brother is in rehab as new video emerges [Globe & Mail] Doug Ford, not Rob, was at Toronto Tim Hortons, restaurant...
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LORINC: John Tory Q&A on how to pay for transit
With Mayor Rob Ford out of the race, at least for the time being, John Tory suddenly finds himself with an unexpected opportunity to hoover some of the...
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LORINC: In Ontario election what is the lesser of three evils?
By just about any standard of political analysis I can conjure up, the Ontario Liberal Party desperately needs a time-out. But the problem that be-devils...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Friday
POLITICS Is a comeback possible for Rob Ford? Experts weigh in [Toronto Star] Rob Ford’s on his way out, but problems he neglected remain...
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LORINC: Rob Ford takes a look in the mirror
Ever since Rob Ford became mayor, the city has been transfixed by the spectacle of a man uniquely unsuited to hold high public office, inflicting...
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An apocalypse in the Beaches — William Kurelek’s nightmare visions
He was, in a lot ways, something of a Canadian stereotype. He was born in a shack on the Prairies during the winter of 1927. He grew up working on his...
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Toronto’s Urbanism Headlines: Friday
POLITICS Ford accuses ombudsman of leading a ‘witch hunt’ against head of TCHC [Globe & Mail] Denzil Minnan-Wong, councillor and Rob Ford...
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EVENT: Education & Justice in Toronto
The final event of the Justice in Toronto lecture series takes place tomorrow at 230 College Street. This free evening lecture will explore Education...
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Urbanist Picks at Hot Docs 2014
Hots Docs is only a few days away! Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the documentary festival will be screening 197 films from around the world from April...
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LORINC: The courting of Adam Vaughan
Anyone who’s spent even a few minutes in the company of Adam Vaughan knows that the two-term councilor for Trinity-Spadina is about as close to a walking...
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Is Toronto’s music scene segregated by race, class, & geography? The NICE show hopes to change that
EDITOR’S NOTE: NICE is a new curatorial collaboration between two veteran music promoters: independent presenter Dalton Higgins — a well-known...
By Spacing
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered