Politics
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LORINC: What wasn’t talked about in this election
There’s little question they talked….a lot. Over a hundred all-candidates debates, countless public events, press conferences, editorial board sessions...
By John Lorinc -
Spacing Votes Weekly: The future, the media & the mayor
Here we go, the last weekend before the election on Monday. And it’s all up in the air, so to speak. Two frontrunners and trailing Joe, alone in his...
By Ryan Bolton -
ELECTION: Powers of the mayor should sway voters
Back in the summer, when Rob Ford carried a large lead in the polls, a lot of friends and colleagues would talk to me about the looming election with...
By Matthew Blackett -
PODCAST: Buffalo, Detroit, and the T.O. campaign trail
CHECK OUT THE LATEST SPACING RADIO EPISODE! As election day nears in Toronto, we hunt down mayoral candidates Joe Pantalone and Rob Ford. And our reporter...
By Matthew Blackett -
ELECTION: Council Turnover – Ward 18
It’s not often that candidates for City Council are given the opportunity to run without an incumbent in the ward. This year there are nine wards with...
By Nicole McIsaac -
Toronto’s Great Schlep — this election is up to you, get your people voting and vote for number two.
The following is a reprint of my Eye Weekly Psychogeography column. It’s based entirely on you not wanting Rob Ford to be mayor of Toronto. If you...
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LORINC: The mayhem scenario of Mayor Ford
George Smitherman, as most of us know by this point, wants the balance of this race to be a two-horse affair between himself and Rob Ford. But from the...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: On grinding axes and alternative futures
Here’s an alternative plot line for the fall of our civic discontent. Imagine if Kathleen Wynne was running for mayor instead of George Smitherman. Keep...
By John Lorinc -
ELECTION: Public space invading signs
The City of Toronto has some of the strictest regulations in Ontario regarding the placement of those ubiquitous election signs that come with every...
By Sean Marshall -
SPACING VOTES WEEKLY: The endorsing, the cycling & the media
EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing Votes — our dedicated 2010 election blog — will feature regular posts form our contributors that examine campaign promises and...
By Ryan Bolton -
ELECTION: Getting passionate about planning
WHAT: Mayoral debate on planning, community and environmental sustainability WHEN: Thursday, October 7, 7:00 – 8:30 pm WHERE: St. Lawrence Centre for the...
By Dale Duncan -
ELECTION: Council Turnover — Ward 36
It’s not often that candidates for City Council are given the opportunity to run without an incumbent in the ward. This year there are nine wards with...
By Nicole McIsaac