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REID: The Jenga school of civic management
For some years, I worked for an organization that practiced what I came to think of as the Jenga school of management. The organization loved to hire...
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LORINC: Who is behind the Therme Group, the spa company redeveloping Ontario Place?
When Sidewalk Labs rolled into Toronto in 2017, there was no ambiguity about the corporate family tree. Sidewalk officials repeatedly said the smart city...
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ELECTION: Beware of what you wished for
The outcome, at least on the mayoral vote, was not ambiguous: Mayor John Tory, campaigning — if that’s how his performance in the past month or so...
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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 -
2022 Toronto Heritage Award winners
The Book Award was presented to: Indigenous Toronto: Stories That Carry This Place, an anthology examining both our deep foundation of Indigenous history...
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LORINC: We finally have a ballot question for the ages
Let’s face it: there was never meant to be a ballot question, besides some kind of fuzzy re-validation of Mayor John Tory’s claim of...
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Movie Review — Trash Day: a dumpster diving documentary
People are buying and using more things than they ever have before and, with this, creating more garbage than a city can sustainably dispose of...
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Election Panel: the 905 Edition
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 NIGHT PARTY! Come watch the results with Spacing
WHAT: Spacing’s Election Night Watch Party! WHEN: Monday, Oct. 24, 6pm-10pm WHERE: Pauper’s Pub, 539 Bloor St. W., 1 block east of Bathurst...
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OP-ED: City Council is Dull — It Needs Parties
Recently, the PC government proposed giving Toronto and Ottawa “strong mayor” powers, claiming major cities need strong mayors to deliver priorities. And...
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ELECTION: ART vs Art — when artists enlivened a walkover campaign by a bland establishment mayoral incumbent
As far as Toronto mayoral elections go, 1982 was a snoozer. With no prominent competition, Art Eggleton was assured a second term. Utilizing his dull...
By Jamie Bradburn
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered