Politics
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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...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
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...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
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 -
Edmonton riders’ union starts transit revolution
In the aftermath of Toronto’s brief transit strike earlier this year, the idea of a transit riders’ union gained some support with commenters...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Queen West “Hug Me” tree finds a new home
As we first reported yesterday, the fabled graffiti tree at Queen West and Peter, also known as the “Hug Me” tree, fell over ending its near...
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Police board, association go public with contract talks
The chair of the Toronto Police Services Board fired off a public statement this afternoon that condemned the Toronto Police Association for starting...
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Why Toronto’s street-side trees are dying, part CXVIII
Five street trees in planter boxes at Yonge and Finch, August 2007 Last summer I wrote a post about a sad patch of street trees near the southwest corner...
By Matthew Blackett