We heard a lot about drones at the Paris Olympics, but what about in our own backyard?<\/p>\n
In this episode, Spacing<\/em>‘s John Lorinc<\/a> tells us about a piece he wrote called Eyes in the Sky<\/a>, which documents the stealthy creep of the Toronto Police Service’s use of drones to keep tabs on residents.<\/p>\n Next, author and green advocate Lorraine Johnson<\/a> tells us about an open letter<\/a> she co-signed urging Canadian municipalities to change their outdated bylaws which prohibit growing habit gardens and other helpful plant species in our lawns and backyards.<\/p>\n Finaly, Ingrid Buday<\/a> founded No More Noise Toronto<\/a> out of frustration with the city’s high-volume noise pollution, especially traffic sounds. The group advocates for new bylaws protecting residents’ right to peace and quiet, and gathers its own data to make the case.<\/p>\n Subscribe to the podcast on\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0Google Play<\/a>, or\u00a0SoundCloud<\/a>, or follow our\u00a0RSS feed<\/a>.<\/p>\n