Politics
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Electoral reform: it’s all about voter turnout
We in Toronto are blessed with an electoral system that is the envy of many people worldwide, who cannot vote at all, or who do so in an environment that...
By Hilary Best -
SPACING: come to our release party Wednesday!
WHAT: release party for the fall 2010 issue of Spacing WHEN: Wed. October 6, 2010, doors open at 7pm WHERE: The Courthouse (57 Adelaide St. E., just west...
By Matthew Blackett -
ELECTION: Council Turnover – Ward 22
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 -
ELECTION: Council Turnover – Ward 27
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 -
LORINC: Can we change the election channel?
After enduring two mayoral debates last week, it struck me that following this election is a lot like watching Seinfeld re-runs endlessly. The same cast...
By John Lorinc -
SPACING VOTES WEEKLY: A lot of Ford, CP24 debate, a case for Mayor Joe
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 -
Tunnels and Transportation — how commuters get downtown
Plenty of attention has been paid to exploring the logistical and financial problems with Rocco Rossi’s proposal to build a tunnel for vehicle...
By Dylan Reid -
SPACING VOTES: Making the case for Pantalone
Spacing invited Andrea Addario, David Miller’s communications director in the 2003 mayoral campaign, to address whether Joe Pantalone should consider...
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LORINC: Toronto election history repeating
In a former Toronto election, a long-shot candidate emerged unexpectedly from a crowded pack in the early fall to mount what would become a formidable...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: Metrolinx goes Kumbaya
Isn’t it strange how the worm can turn during an election? Mere months ago, David Miller and his supporters took to the TTC’s PA systems to denounce the...
By John Lorinc -
SPACING VOTES WEEKLY: A video game, Thomson’s Bike City, TTC air space
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 -
An open Letter to George Smitherman — be more like Wendel Clark, not Tie Domi
The following is my Eye Weekly Psychogeography column first published in last week’s issue. It was an open letter to George Smitherman to start...
By Shawn Micallef