Politics
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A Kensington Lefty in King Rob Ford’s Court
Rob Ford’s climactic parade into the hall. As soon as I entered the Toronto Congress Centre, my friends pulled me into the lineup they were standing...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
Ballots & Bus Drivers: April is Town Hall Month
Despite recent media reports, I’d like to say that I’m having a good week. In fact, I haven’t been this excited about local politics in...
By Dave Meslin -
“Admiral Adam” launches Amphibious City
Sneek peak of new TTC BRT vehicle. (Co-written with Steve Munro and cross-posted on his blog) Spacing exclusive – we have learned that the Toronto...
By Sean Marshall -
LORINC: All revved up, no place to go
Okay, so now what? Much has been said about the folly of the McGuinty government’s decision to slash (delay?) $4 billion of funding to Transit City...
By John Lorinc -
Rules that Rob Ford appears to have broken since 8:00 Thursday morning
This page contained his City Hall contact information. Then it was blank. Now it has an email address. Rob Ford has been a candidate for mayor for just...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
Spacing release party Wed. March 31st!
WHAT: Spacing’s spring 2010 issue release party WHEN: Wednesday, March 31, 8pm-12am WHERE: El Mocambo 464 Spadina Ave., just south of College Ave...
By Matthew Blackett -
LORINC: Doing the Surplus Two-Step
For those who are keeping score, 2010 isn’t the first time the city’s bean-counters delivered an unexpectedly large budget surplus, nor is it...
By John Lorinc -
Toronto election: how to avoid getting a wedgie in this Brady Bunch city
The following is a reprint of my recent Psychogeography column in Eye Weekly. Photo by Lone Primate. In an election year very strange and illogical things...
By Shawn Micallef -
CITY COUNCILLORS USE EXPENSE BUDGETS ON (gasp!) EXPENSES
It probably says something that Rob Ford is being more restrained and thoughtful than even the Toronto Star these days. Pressed by the Post for comment...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
JOHN LORINC: The other election campaign
On the morning of the now-infamous $100 million press conference, a Metro Morning producer called me at 6:30 am and asked if I wanted to speculate on air...
By John Lorinc -
He’s done this before, you know
A photo I took when we went through this ritual in mid-2008. Context! June 13, 2008. A Friday. I was covering City Hall for Eye Weekly at the time. At...
By Jonathan Goldsbie -
Ontario auto insurance changes hit pedestrians, cyclists
Anyone who doesn’t own a car, and the insurance that goes with it, is going to have fewer resources to deal with injuries if they are hit by a car...
By Dylan Reid