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LORINC: Debating on the fringe
All of a sudden, Toronto’s spectral mayoral race has turned into a fringe festival. Seemingly out of the blue (though not actually), candidates Sarah...
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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...
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Adam Beck’s monumental “Little Worries”
If you’ve found yourself in downtown Toronto recently, you may have noticed a change to the Adam Beck Memorial, at Queen and University. Constructed in...
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Why I’m making a book about the Galleria Mall
Shari Kasman is a long-time contributor to Spacing. We will be selling her book in the Spacing Store when it’s published this fall. Support her...
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LORINC: What would Jane Jacobs do in these trying times?
My favorite item of clothing is a black t-shirt emblazoned with a trenchant question: “What Would Jane Jacobs Do?” I have an entirely forgettable...
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LORINC: The notwithstanding chaos of Doug Ford
Pardon my language, but what a fucking mess. Over the weekend, I was trying to develop a column examining why this municipal race – the seventh I’ve...
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TAXED OUT: Gallery exhibits examines tax impact on Toronto’s main streets
WHAT: TAXED OUT gallery exhibit WHEN: Opening night — Sept. 12th, WHERE: Urbanspace Gallery, 401 Richmond Street W, ground floor RSVP: Click through to...
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Doug Ford’s snitch line and the cost of silence
There are certain events that simply demand a response, because to remain politely silent or inactive is to court great peril. The decision by Ontario...
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LORINC: What does ‘effective representation’ look like at city hall?
Sometimes, good things happen for all the wrong reasons, and the hearing for the various challenges to the Tories’ bill to slash the size of Toronto...
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PODCAST: Spacing Radio 027, Healthy Buildings, Healthy Planet
We’re gearing up for the October 11th Green Building Festival! We talk to celebrated architect Vivian Manasc about what makes a truly...
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LORINC: What about those mandate letters, Premier Ford?
Given the thin broth that was the Tories’ election platform, it’s hardly surprising that Premier Doug Ford’s first month in office has had the feeling of...
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LORINC: Uploading subway system a disaster-in-waiting
It can’t be said too often, or too loudly: Premier Doug Ford’s pledge to upload the subway system will become the Brexit of Toronto politics: a promise...
By John Lorinc
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered