Politics
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JOHN LORINC: A Little Circus, A Bit of Dough
The phrase for Toronto should be “fourth time, lucky.” Thanks to some form of cosmic serendipity, we are indeed lucky to have bagged the 2015...
By John Lorinc -
Lawyer: New insurance regs to ding non-drivers
Toronto lawyer Patrick Brown sent out a mass e-mail this evening warning of troubling developments for non-drivers (people without auto insurance) in new...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Billboard tax and signs by-law face final hurdles
After the St. Clair Right of Way was approved, Toronto Environmental Alliance activist Gord Perks told me that nothing worth doing at City Hall takes less...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Short-term pain for long-term…pain
This past weekend, newspaper headlines were warning Toronto that 2010 would be the year that the city budget is cut to pieces. As the Globe reported, city...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Vote on your favourite U of T building
U of T Magazine is conducting a poll on your favourite U of T building, so this is your chance to cast your vote. So far, in the Toronto Campus, Hart...
By Nicole Bruun-Meyer -
The new zoning bylaw: a confusion of bases
1545 Eglinton Ave West by Kevin Steele A few weeks ago I wrote about the project to create a new comprehensive zoning bylaw for Toronto. In an effort to...
By Dylan Reid -
JOHN LORINC: The Blunderbuss Strategy
As this space serves as an excellent soapbox, I’d like to use my column to signal my intent — subject to various and sundry considerations...
By John Lorinc -
Where’s John Tory?
“Where’s John Tory?” might sound like a dumb question given that the man hosts a radio show five times each week but the prospective...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (by taking municipal governments for suckers)
Photo by torontocitylife. Transit shelters require concrete pads (bases) underneath them. Astral pays for those. The garbage bins they’ve designed...
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Spacing Radio 009: City election 2010
Go listen to this week’s episode! The 2010 city election — only one year away — will have a tremendous impact on the future of Toronto...
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JOHN LORINC: A Murray mayoralty?
When Glen Murray asked me to be his Facebook friend last spring, I reckoned his overtures weren’t merely about putting down roots in Toronto’s...
By John Lorinc -
Understanding a city council meeting 101
Yes, City Council proceedings are often funny, ridiculous, and entertaining, and sometimes even embarrassing. Let’s get that out of the way. What...
By Jonathan Goldsbie