Politics
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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...
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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...
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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 -
There is no poll that puts Rob Ford in first place
As though you hadn’t already figured that one out, huh? When even Toronto Life headlines a blog post “Non-existent poll gives Rob Ford...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
LORINC: Is Eglinton a tunnel to nowhere?
I’ve been trying to comprehend what Mayor David Miller means when he predicts the Liberals’ funding delay means the $4.6 billion Eglinton LRT may only...
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Cyclists rally at Queens Park for three-foot passing legislation
It’s no secret that there are drivers who simply refuse to share the road, and in turn endanger the life of cyclists’ everyday. This is why Cheri DiNovo...
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Metrolinx releases revised transit timetable
At the Toronto Board of Trade yesterday, Metrolinx Chair Robert Pritchard officially announced the revised timetable for construction of the Transit City...
By Sean Marshall -
LORINC: No space for public space in this election?
Is it possible that the closest we’ll come to a public space debate during this morbidly fascinating election is a slag-fest over bike lanes real and...
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What condition Ford’s contrition is in
Yesterday afternoon, Rob Ford apologized to Dieter Doneit-Henderson, an HIV-positive gay man, for his well-documented 2006 remarks about people with...
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Open source government and social media
The Architecture for Humanity discussion I attended last week, titled “Open Sourcing City Hall,” really got me thinking about how hard it can...
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LORINC: Smitherman begins to unveil George 2.0
Pop quiz: What did we learn about the new-and-improved George Smitherman this week? Here’s one answer: If you don’t have a platform, much less an...
By John Lorinc