Politics
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City seeks to eliminate citizens’ advisory committees
Toronto’s City Manager has sent a proposal to City Council’s executive committee for their April 20 meeting that seeks to eliminate most...
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LORINC: There’s a New Acronym in Town
If you haven’t already done so, best begin memorizing the sequence “T-T-I-L,” because those four little letters are going to start taking up a whole lot...
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Del Grande Shut Down Meeting Illegally
Councillor Mike Del Grande broke the law when he arbitrarily shut down a budget consultation meeting that was attended by more than 100 people at the East...
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The Short Strokes of a Mayoralty
Years from now, David Miller will be remembered for his broadest brush strokes. Transit funding, waterfront revitalization and the land transfer tax among...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
LORINC: Rob Ford’s house of glass and gravy
Anyone who’s followed Rob Ford’s political career know he’s got a quick trigger finger when it comes to hurling allegations of corruption at his council...
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LORINC: Nada, zilch, bupkis from Ford on federal budget
Here’s a shocker: Save and except a two-line statement, the Mayor of Toronto had nothing whatsoever to say about the Conservative government’s Titanic...
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LORINC: The gang of six swing votes
For anyone interested in the tectonics of the 2010-2014 council, last week’s tortured evening session – dedicated to the bloody business of rooting out...
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LORINC: The Toronto Community Housing Conundrum
Lost amidst all the bleating about chocolates and pedicures and heads bouncing across Nathan Philips Square is a question I hope Jeff Griffiths, the...
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LORINC: The Brothers Ford and their Trojan Horse
In the final innings of last week’s budget debate, there was a brief, and predictable, skirmish over a $3 million outlay for “consultants” who will be...
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GTA Summit transportation notes: Radical McCallion, “Toronto’s Mohawk” and more
Figures are for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. From GTA Summit backgrounder, Keeping on Track (PDF) I was fortunate to be invited to take part in...
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LORINC: One Question for Adrienne Batra, Mayor Rob Ford’s press secretary
Dear Adrienne, I’m sorry to hear about the mayor’s health problems, and I hope he’s making a swift recovery. I thought you might like to know what’s been...
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LORINC: Shilling for subways
According to the mayor’s, um, outgoing chief of staff Nick Kouvalis, the Rob Ford Uptown Express to Scarborough is expected to pull into the station any...
By John Lorinc