Politics
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Headspace: Mary-Margaret McMahon
This regular online series features interviews with fascinating and influential urban thinkers, with a focus on discussing how Toronto can become a more...
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TTC cuts its list of service cuts
Three weeks ago, Torontonians learned of a proposed TTC fare increase and a series of service cuts to bus routes across the city. The fare increase...
By Sean Marshall -
HEADSPACE: Economist Hugh Mackenzie discusses the City’s budget
This regular online series will feature interviews with fascinating and influential urban thinkers, with a focus on discussing how Toronto can become a...
By Luca De Franco -
LORINC: Pucks, periods, and penalties: Triple Ps for new arenas?
When Giorgio Mammolitti mused last week that council should turn to public-private partnerships to develop new arenas, he was, I’m guessing, thinking...
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Poll shows support for keeping some of Transit City
An interesting poll was released today (PDF) by Leger Marketing that looks at Torontonian’s opinions about our city’s transit options and...
By Dylan Reid -
LORINC: Even the right will raid the reserves
An eagle-eyed Spacing reader wrote this week to point out that Mayor Rob Ford and his chief bean counter Mike Del Grande are relying on a $25 million draw...
By John Lorinc -
TTC holds off on fare increase, service cuts
UPDATE – January 12, 5PM At the special meeting today, transit Commissioners deferred any decision on the proposed cuts to bus service until its...
By Sean Marshall -
LORINC: The new balancing act
Regardless of who’s in charge, the City’s budget launch is almost always an exercise in political performance art and yesterday’s fringe fest’ was no...
By John Lorinc -
Property tax “freeze” = tax cut
With the City of Toronto introducing a budget with a property tax “freeze,” it’s worth remembering that when it comes to property taxes...
By Dylan Reid -
LORINC: When will reality bite Ford?
At some point in the year to come, reality will jump up and bite Mayor Rob Ford on the nose, forcing him to depart from his tightly-scripted waste ‘n...
By John Lorinc -
Rob Ford: Government is for the Wealthy
Two weeks ago, Rob Ford succeeded in his longtime quest to rid City Council meetings of modest, taxpayer-funded refreshments. The following week, however...
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Have Your Say on the City Budget. You! (Not you.)
Photo by HiMY SYeD / photopia. The Budget Committee held a meeting during the lunch break of Thursday’s Council session. It lasted from 12:45–12:50...
By Jonathan Goldsbie