Politics
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JOHN LORINC: Rossi cold to Transit City, bike lanes
In a lunchtime speech to the Empire Club at the Royal York today, mayoral hopeful Rocco Rossi laid out some of the key planks of his platform —...
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JOHN LORINC: Five white guys in suits
The all-male city council of Toronto, 1952 Except for Mel Lastman’s essentially uncontested re-election in 2000 (with all due respect to Tooker...
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JOHN LORINC: And then there were three (four, five…?)
Will history kill George Smitherman’s mayoral ambitions? Setting aside the issue of his temperament, Smitherman — who officially registered last...
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Political spectrum of Toronto mayor’s race
Adam Giambrone, Joe Pantalone (both unregistered but have declared intentions) Shelley Carroll (undeclared but highly rumoured) George Smitherman...
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Ex–lobbyist wants to be your source for election news
Just launched Monday, Toronto election news clearinghouse Toronto Election News is a splashy aggregator that aims to be the most comprehensive source of...
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JOHN LORINC: Deconstructing Giambrone’s mayoral bid
Is there anyone in the audience who understands what Adam Giambrone is thinking? In the run-up to this week’s formal start of the municipal campaign...
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SEASONAL RECIPES: Adam Gingerbrone Men
Spacing will present a handful of drinks, desserts, and snacks that are catered to our very own political leaders. The series will continue until the end...
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SEASONAL RECIPES: The Rob Ford Cranktini
Welcome to City Hall Seasonal Recipes: Spacing will present a handful of drinks, desserts, and snacks that are catered to our very own political leaders...
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JOHN LORINC: Rocco Rossi on public transit
LeDrew, two? In the week since Rocco Rossi joined the mayoral race as a potential spoiler, there’s been much speculation about whether he represents...
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Billboard Tax: Saved by Girls Hockey
This is the second retrospective look at how the new billboard tax and sign by-law were recently won by the Beautiful City Alliance. For some context on...
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JOHN LORINC: Liberals at the gates of City Hall
No matter how large the field grows, the 2010 mayoral race will ultimately devolve to a single ur-narrative: can an outsider do a better job than the...
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Councillor Kyle Rae won’t run for relection in 2010; Rossi to run for mayor
Toronto Centre-Rosedale city councillor Kyle Rae has informed friends and colleagues that he does not intend to run for re-election in the 2010 municipal...
By Matthew Blackett