Politics
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Friday’s Headlines
• Green licence plates under fire [ Toronto Star ] • Facing reality comes at a high cost in T.O. [ Toronto Star ] • City staff fall short...
By Julie Yamin -
Dale Duncan at City Hall: August 9th, 2007
In your face, OMB! It says a lot about planning in this city that no one expects the government body in charge of making final decisions on development...
By Dale Duncan -
Thursday’s Headlines
• Year-long waste of water has resident in a stew [ Toronto Star ] • Temporary city workers’ jobs on line [ Toronto Star ] • Liberals...
By Julie Yamin -
SPACING POLL: Is Filmport’s new HQ a landmark or mistake?
The local media blogworld is vastly different that the traditional media world — we like each other. Spacing often receives emails from our...
By Matthew Blackett -
Wednesday’s Headlines
• Councillors feud over roadwork [ Toronto Star ] • Locals chase Councillor out of neighbouring ward [ National Post ] • Council blunders...
By Julie Yamin -
City Hall: Cost-cutting and comparing costs
Cross-posted from Eye Daily. City Manager Shirley Hoy expects to deliever a report to Mayor David Miller and Budget Chief Shelly Carroll this week on how...
By Dale Duncan -
Tuesday’s Headlines
• Street sign has been missing since January [ Toronto Star ] • Market was the hub of law and order [ Toronto Star ] • Remembering father...
By Julie Yamin -
Out on his Ashton; Heaps gets promoted
Mayor David Miller asked for and received Councillor Brian Ashton’s resignation from City Council’s Executive Committee on Tuesday, as...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Lobbyist Registrar should resign
Yesterday, the National Post ran a long overdue story on the lobbyist registry — or what’s left of the registry, anyways. Unfortunately, the...
By Adam Chaleff-Freudenthaler -
Why progressive politicians are fulfilling the Common Sense Revolution
I’ve had many discussions with friends over the last two or three years about the long-term ramifications of Mike Harris’ Common Sense...
By Matthew Blackett -
Dale Duncan at City Hall: August 3rd, 2007
Won’t somebody think of the rich? If there’s one thing Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby’s constituents can count on, it’s that...
By Dale Duncan -
Friday’s headlines
• Don’t feed the parking metres on Monday [ Globe and Mail ] • A good weekend to leave the car behind [ Toronto Star ] • Aging...
By Matthew Blackett