Politics
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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...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
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...
By Nicole McIsaac -
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 -
Get ready to be inconvenienced by world leaders
Spacing’s next issue will be hitting the newsstands in late June. It’s only coincidental that our cover section will focus on the theme of...
By Matthew Blackett -
LORINC: Rossi gets tunnel vision too
Another day, another subway platform. Adding his voice to the chorus of calls for subway expansion, mayoral candidate Rocco Rossi yesterday unveiled his...
By John Lorinc -
LORINC: The game Ford will never win
Thanks to David Miller’s dogged pursuit of a City of Toronto Act, Rob Ford can spend the next five months vowing to radically slim down council, from 44...
By John Lorinc -
Mammoliti the Hypocrite (4/27/10 edition)
“Fascist” is not a word I throw around lightly. But it does tend to be the best one to describe Giorgio Mammoliti’s brand of...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
LORINC: Here come the transit saviours?
Look, over yonder: it’s a band of conservatives, in their blue hats, galloping across the horizon to save… Transit City? What’s with that? In a Friday...
By John Lorinc -
City Hall set to erect new “KEEP OUT” sign
Dave Meslin leading City Idol contestants on a tour of City Hall’s second floor in May 2006. Photo by HiMY SYeD. An A+ way to sheepishly admit...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
EVENT: Save Transit City Coalition launch tonight
WHEN: 6-7:30PM, April 21, 2010 (tonight!) WHERE: Council Chambers, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W. INFO: See Facebook event page or visit...
By Spacing -
LORINC: Interrupting This Announcement
When news broke last week of David Miller’s unprecedented move to take his Transit City funding fight to the TTC’s tinny public address...
By John Lorinc -
An open letter to candidates about complete streets
Dear candidates, The individuals who have signed this letter met recently to discuss the theme of transportation in our city. We are a diverse group of...
By Spacing