Politics
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SPACING POLL: What do you think of pedestrian countdown signals?
It’s been a over a year since the City of Toronto began converting its pedestrain signals to LED countdown signals. The editors at Spacing have...
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And then there were 24?
First Brian Ashton and now Gloria Lindsay-Luby? Lindsay-Luby, a member of City Council’s executive committee, discussed her angst about the land...
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Saturday’s headlines
• MILLER: What kind of city do you want? [ National Post ] • Miller ally wavering on tax plan [ Toronto Star ] • Same fight for Toronto...
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Thursday’s Headlines
• Volunteers spruced up cemetery [ Toronto Star ] • Keeping the ‘better way’ in motion [ Toronto Star ] • Libraries agree to...
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Toronto Public Library approves $1.3 million in cuts
Cross-posted from Eye Daily Deferring the vote to increase the land-transfer and vehicle-registration taxes was a bad idea, says Councillor Maria...
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Wednesday’s Headlines
• Water is back on tap in city’s parks [ Toronto Star ] • Province won’t bailout Toronto, McGuinty says [ Globe and Mail ] • No...
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McGuinty to Toronto: use your taxing powers
Premier Dalton McGuinty spoke out today about Toronto City Council’s decision to defer implementing new taxes until after the provincial election on...
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Tuesday’s Headlines
• Sticky sidewalk situation resolved [ Toronto Star ] • Wounded Miller turns to public [ Globe and Mail ] • Enough with the backpacks...
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What to do about Ashton
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. John Lorinc asks an interesting question in an article he wrote for Saturday’s Globe and Mail: should David Miller kick...
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SPACING POLL: What is the most important public space issue for Toronto in the upcoming Ontario election?
The recent fallout at City Hall over the city’s new taxation tools highlights the how Toronto’s fortunes are intertwined with the upcoming...
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Monday’s Headlines
• Don’t blame Miller, it’s not his fault [ Toronto Star ] • Sidewalk’s missing link tricky to wheel around [ Toronto Star ...
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Weekend headlines
photo by Colin McConnell/Toronto Star CITY HALL NEWS • HUME: Tough week at the office, mayor? [ Toronto Star ] • Embattled mayor hangs tough ...
By Matthew Blackett