Politics
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G20: A few questions to ask organizers of G20
Simply put, this weekend in Toronto was horrible on every level. All of the events that transpired need to be examined with critical eyes — from...
By Matthew Blackett -
G20: When peaceful protests turn ugly
EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing’s Nicole McIsaac spent time Saturday at the rallies downtown; here are some of her observations. WHOSE STREETS? THEIR...
By Nicole McIsaac -
G20: Police tactics must be questioned
Dale Duncan is a former editor of Spacing. The opinions expressed in this article represent her personal views on this weekend’s events. Leading up...
By Dale Duncan -
G20: Aftermath on Spadina
In the aftermath of the Queen-Spadina mass arrest, Spadina north of Richmond was littered with the plastic cuffs used on those who were detained and then...
By Dylan Reid -
G20: Dept. of Funny Signs: We Sell Police
We are clearly eating crow over Friday’s post about Urban Outfitter’s boarded-up windows, so we’re making it up to our readers with this...
By Spacing -
Dept. of Funny Signs: G20 overkill?
I can understand why closed-down liquor stores around the G20 summit area might get boarded up this weekend, but for a clothing store (on Queen west of...
By Dylan Reid -
Why the Rob Ford “fat fuck” video was put online
City spokesperson Brad Ross (now with the TTC) pleads with Rob Ford to give up his chase after Globe columnist John Barber. On Tuesday, March 11, 2008...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
LORINC: Where’s the (car) sharing?
While ad creep has yet to make an appearance in the 2010 election, Joe Pantalone’s pastel hued Smart car (Daimler AG) gets the nod as the most visible...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: Ford must learn math before Rae can pay
Wouldn’t it be great if the self-styled cost-cutters running to become mayor knew their math? First we had George Smitherman miscalculating the cost of...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: How will new mayor bargain with the TTC?
With the mayoral race spreading to the airwaves, most of the candidates (Joe Pantalone being the perennial exception) are doing their best to promote the...
By John Lorinc -
Smitherman to Curb Your Bike Lanes, Enthusiasm
At his Transportation Policy Launch / $250-a-plate fundraiser on Friday, George Smitherman delivered a 3251-word speech. (I’m going by his official...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
LORINC: Furious George takes the subway
George Smitherman’s $17.4 billion transportation platform reads like the work of a old parliamentary hand who knows a thing or two about the dark art of...
By John Lorinc