Politics
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The elegance of the plastic bag fee
The plastic bag issue is returning to the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday. City staff are recommending a “comprehensiveÂ...
By Dylan Reid -
LORINC: Diversity at city hall no longer our strength
Question: If Mayor Rob Ford had replaced Jaye Robinson with Frances Nunziata on the executive committee yesterday (note to procedural geeks: I know this...
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What has Doug Ford done for his ward? Apparently very little
For two-and-a-half years, Doug Ford’s gladiatorial approach to municipal governance has been as unchanging as that vacant Etobicoke field his brother Rob...
By Graeme Bayliss -
OP-ED: Metrolinx’s strategy undercounts billions in revenue
When Metrolinx released its Investment Strategy on May 27, many urbanists rushed to endorse it, arguing that any plan to fund more transit was a good...
By Spacing -
LORINC: Glen Murray talks transit revenue tools with Spacing
Everyone knows that Mayor Rob Ford likes revenue tools about as much as the Pride Parade. But when federal Tory finance minister Jim Flaherty waded...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: Fourth quarter and Team Ford is down by a few
If you lived inside Rob Ford’s brain these days, what kind of thoughts would you expect to see floating by? After watching the revolving door spectacle...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: On Ford, Lastman, and the casino
As I watch the fifty-car-pile-up that is Rob Ford’s mayoralty, I sometimes find myself wondering, what would Mel Lastman have done in the same...
By John Lorinc -
A win for pedestrians in last week’s messy council meeting
In March, I wrote about the planned reconstruction of Bay Street between Bloor St. and Davenport Rd, which amongst other things, would widen Bay...
By Sean Marshall -
LORINC: City Hall’s transit double negative
Does being in favour of not being against something represent a fervent expression of support? Do two wrongs make a right? Is the enemy of my enemy my...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: Premier Kathleen Wynne Q&A with Spacing on public transit
In January, 2012, I asked in this space who was going to emerge as Toronto’s equivalent of Antonio Villaraigosa, L.A.’s gamechanging civic leader. During...
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Spacing’s John Lorinc talks Toronto casino on The Agenda tonight
Spacing senior editor John Lorinc will appear on The Agenda With Steve Paikin tonight discussing the dynamics of the Toronto casino debate. He will...
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LORINC: Andrea Horwath and NDP miss the bus
During her brief and uninformative performance at the Toronto Region Board of Trade this morning, NDP leader Andrea Horwath did nothing to dispel the...
By John Lorinc