{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Spacing Toronto","provider_url":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto","author_name":"John Lorinc","author_url":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/author\/john\/","title":"LORINC: The merits of appointing a caretaker mayor - Spacing Toronto","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8kTvcLYPru\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/12\/03\/lorinc-the-curious-case-of-torontos-mayor\/\">LORINC: The merits of appointing a caretaker mayor<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/12\/03\/lorinc-the-curious-case-of-torontos-mayor\/embed\/#?secret=8kTvcLYPru\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;LORINC: The merits of appointing a caretaker mayor&#8221; &#8212; Spacing Toronto\" data-secret=\"8kTvcLYPru\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","description":"Though I can\u2019t speak for my colleagues in the press gallery, I suspect there were many secret pangs of disappointment last Friday when Justice Charles Hackland clarified his ruling on the conflict case, clearing the way for Mayor Rob Ford to run in a by-election, if called. After all, the alternative scenario would have potentiallyContinue reading","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/12\/ford-election-sign-600x444.jpg"}