Politics
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LORINC: How will Doug Ford govern?
How will Doug Ford govern? With a week left before he’s sworn in, the most crucial, and also the most elusive, question right now is what will be the form...
By John Lorinc -
Why I revived the Bureau of Municipal Research
Ten years ago, as a grad student researching the history of Toronto’s waterfront, I came across a study, published in 1977, that could very well have been...
By Gabriel Eidelman -
LORINC: Making sense of the most crazy-ass Ontario election ever
I have no idea if all bets are off. But you’ve got to think that the hallucinatory 48-hour period bracketed by Kathleen Wynne’s self-immolating concession...
By John Lorinc -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 024, Ontario Votes!
Election day is fast approaching, advanced polls are already open, so let’s talk Ontario. We’re joined by TV Ontario’s John Michael...
By Spacing Radio -
LORINC: Toronto’s road safety shame
LEIPZIG, GERMANY, reporting from the International Transport Forum — The contrast could scarcely be starker: with yet another death last week driving up...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: Sidewalk Labs’s district energy gambit
Within the next week or so, Sidewalk Labs will sign contracts with two as-yet unnamed engineering firms tasked with figuring out one of the central goals...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: Ford’s transit promises have nothing to do with transit
Do. Not. Be. Distracted. By. The. Shiny. Object. I speak, of course, about Doug Ford’s promise to spend $5 billion on transit, on top of previously...
By John Lorinc -
PODCAST: Spacing Radio 023, Winning Women
If you can read this, the 2018 Toronto election has begun! Toronto City Council has a problem when it comes to gender parity and diversity. Women Win...
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The roots of Doug Ford’s white saviour complex
Race can be an awkward topic of discussion, especially if raised by a Black person. In this instance, some people can interpret the topic as a personal...
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What Airbnb is doing to Toronto’s rental apartment market
As housing prices continue to soar in major cities across the world, Airbnb’s profits are following suit. This is not a coincidence. In fact, my own...
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LORINC: Sidewalk Toronto hires a fixer
Has the outfit that promised to build a waterfront community from the Internet up decided that it needs a reboot, or at least an installation of the...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: Why regime change doesn’t necessarily mean a swing to the right
In so many ways, Doug Ford’s bluster bus is already the most riveting story of this spring’s election, although his response to yesterday’s Liberal budget...
By John Lorinc