Politics
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LORINC: Why a TTC commuter will get killed at Yonge-Bloor station
There is, in this city, a person going about their business today who will die after being accidentally shoved in front of a moving subway at Yonge and...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: City needs to be thoughtful on how to run Museum of Toronto
UPDATE: The executive committee adopted the report, with an amendment from Scarborough councillor Paul Ainslie, asking city staff to “consult with...
By John Lorinc -
Mapping Toronto’s approved new ward boundaries
On Monday, October 22, 2018, Torontonians will be electing a new city council. And for the first time since 2000, Toronto’s ward boundaries will be...
By Sean Marshall -
LORINC: Wynne’s Liberals gut their own affordable housing policy
Remember when inclusionary zoning was going to solve Toronto’s affordable housing crisis, or at least take a big step towards ameliorating it? Let’s...
By John Lorinc -
EVENT: Shawn Micallef talks about Frontier City: Toronto on the Verge of Greatness Mon Dec 18
WHAT: Author talk WHERE: Toronto Reference Library main atrium – 789 Yonge St. WHEN: Monday Dec 18th, 7PM-8PM HOW MUCH: Free Spacing senior editor...
By Spacing -
LORINC: Sidewalk Labs has hit a roadblock
The City of Toronto last week clearly signaled to Waterfront Toronto (WT) that the tripartite development agency drastically overstepped its mandate by...
By John Lorinc -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 018, The Battle of Portage & Main
In this special episode, we devote our entire time to an issue that’s plagued Winnipeg for nearly 40 years: pedestrians are not allowed to cross the...
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LORINC: Toronto’s demographics and the 2018 city election
With next year’s municipal vote now less than a year away, the pre-election positioning has begun in earnest – the most recent example being a pitch by...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: Does the new TCHC fire safety plan go far enough?
In the days and weeks following the Grenfell high rise fire disaster in London, U.K. last June, thousands of Toronto apartment dwellers placed anxious...
By John Lorinc -
OMB Reform: What empowered municipalities mean for new housing
In May of this year, the Government of Ontario introduced legislation that would “overhaul” the province’s land use planning appeals system. The proposed...
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LORINC: Rob Ford drove his reputation into the ground
On October 2, 2013 – exactly, as it happens, four years ago today – a certain Detective Constable Khoshbooi, of the Toronto Police Service, swore an...
By John Lorinc -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 016, the Racist Roots of Canadian Cities
In this episode, we speak to Toronto Dreams Project founder Adam Bunch, who took a tour this summer of Toronto’s problematic landmarks. We also ask...
By Spacing Radio