Politics
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LORINC: Let’s Play Ball with the Waterfront (Again)!
The brothers Ford launched a big boulder in the direction of Waterfront Toronto last week, first denigrating the agency’s efforts as a “boondoggle” and a...
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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...
By Dylan Reid -
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...
By John Lorinc -
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...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
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...
By John Lorinc