Politics
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ELECTION 2008: Harper best for cities?
In spite of his government’s outright contempt for Canada’s cities, Stephen Harper’s Conservatives are, brace yourself, ranked the best...
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ELECTION 2008: Global warming isn’t trying to kill us, and that’s a shame
Clever graffitti really should inform more of the debate in our federal election. There I was, tearing my hair out trying to understand how anyone can...
By Keith Stewart -
Have your say on billboards in Toronto
The City of Toronto is developing a new bylaw to regulate billboards and is seeking input from the public. Should Toronto have fewer billboards? What...
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Giambrone sounds Metrolinx privatization alarm
TTC chair Adam Giambrone is sounding the alarm on the potential for provincially-mandated privatization of public transit just hours after the launch of...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Montreal and Toronto mayors unite for urban funding
Cross-posted from Spacing Montreal MONTREAL — Montreal mayor Gerald Tremblay and Toronto mayor David Miller held a press conference at Montreal City...
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Dear Lobbyist Registrar: Stand up for our law
Dear Madam Lobbyist Registrar, I am writing this open letter to ask you to stand up for the registry that you have been entrusted with on behalf of...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
2008 Election: Bored in Toronto Centre
Oh Canada! – a new anthem for a new day from missjdub on Vimeo. Things here in the Toronto Centre riding are rather boring this election season...
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Police Board Begins Web Streaming
Update: 11:30PM The Toronto Police Services Board is web streaming its first meeting this afternoon, courtesy Rogers Television, the same service used...
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Slate Magazine wonders how Canada got mean
There is an election underway in Canada and, on the face of it, Canadians don’t seem particularly enthusiastic about it. Some of our own anecdotal...
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That’s Our Howard
I got this quote from Councillor Howard Moscoe in June while tracking down the story about the Conservative attack ads on gas pumps. The quote just...
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Red-Tailed Hawk in Queen’s Park
On a walk through Queen’s Park yesterday afternoon, I spotted a huge bird in one of the trees. I started walking towards it only to realize it was...
By Megan Hall -
Michael Prue: Fifth Time’s the Charm
As part of Spacing’s people-themed fall issue, I went for a walk in Regent Park with Beaches-East York MPP Michael Prue. The article, on pages 32...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler