Politics
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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...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
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 -
PODCAST: David Miller exit interview with Spacing, pt. III
LISTEN TO PART III OF SPACING’S EXIT INTERVIEW WITH DAVID MILLER In this special edition of Spacing Radio, we bring you the final installment — PART...
By Spacing -
PODCAST: David Miller exit interview with Spacing, pt. II
LISTEN TO PART II OF SPACING’S EXIT INTERVIEW WITH DAVID MILLER In this special dispatch, we’re bringing you PART TWO of our conversation with...
By Spacing -
Who’s that sitting on my standing committee?
A lot of attention has been paid to how Rob Ford has filled City Council’s executive committees (see Jonathan Goldsbie’s piece yesterday). But...
By Dylan Reid -
Miller vs. Ford: Who Excluded Whom?
Comparing the geographic representation of Miller’s and Ford’s Executive Committees. Pretend there’s an asterisk in ward 4 (explained in...
By Jonathan Goldsbie