Politics
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Digging into the latest transit poll
The Toronto Star released an Angus Reid poll last weekend indicating that while Torontonians are split on whether we want subways or LRT, we have little...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Shawn Micallef as Rob Ford makes his case for a parachute at the Stephen Leacock debate
EDITOR: Last week at the annual Stephen Leacock debate in Toronto saw Rob Ford, Celine Dion, Stephen Harper and Don Cherry on a crashing plane with only...
By Spacing -
Has Mayor Ford opened the door to sustained transit funding?
Mayor Ford’s obsession with the Sheppard subway may have inadvertently broken open the political conundrum of sustained long-term funding for...
By Dylan Reid -
LORINC: Fords’ opponents must sell their transit story
In the universe where I live, politicians seeking to deliver on a campaign promise sell their plan to the public and their colleagues during a process...
By John Lorinc -
Mayor Bert Xanadu: Let’s build Transportainment City instead
EDITOR: It’s circa 1973. Fictitious Bert Xanadu is the Mayor of Toronto and owner of the Imperial Six cinemas on Yonge Street. Mayor Xanadu has been...
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Council’s growing rainbow majority is creating unity
On Wednesday morning, Metro Morning’s Matt Galloway made the claim that Toronto’s city council is more divided than ever. While rhetorically...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
LORINC: Rob Ford’s minority government at City Hall
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Ford, It has come to our attention that Rob and Doug are having some challenges with their course work, and specifically two classes...
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LORINC: An endless loop of playing politics with transit
The strangest moment in last week’s epic transit showdown – besides when The Toronto Sun’s Sue-Ann Levy mysteriously began making fun of my wardrobe on...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: The death knell for Toronto’s Integrity Commissioner?
When council this week turns its frayed attention to integrity commissioner Janet Leiper’s follow-up report about Rob Ford’s practice of asking lobbyists...
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LORINC: Who’s going to be the grown-up on the Eglinton Crosstown?
Every fiscal conservative in this city should thank TTC chair Karen Stintz for daring last week to speak truth to power about the Eglinton Crosstown...
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Is there Planning Law or just City Politics?
I live-blogged an interesting conference last week at the University of Toronto Law School called “Is there Planning Law or just City...
By Dylan Reid -
LORINC: Labour vs. the City
Monday morning pop quiz: Is the labour relations ball in the city’s court, or CUPE’s? The latest volley from the bargaining front took place Friday...
By John Lorinc