2012

Dec 28 Toronto City Council Scorecard: plastic bag fees, police board appointments & garbage budgets in the year-end spectacular Metro Dec 26 Predictions: If we lose Rob Ford in 2013 Metro Dec 23 A Toronto city hall watcher’s Christmas wish list Metro Dec 21 Pretty much any candidate could pose serious threat to Mayor Rob Ford in by-election Metro Dec 19 Budget 101: Did Mayor Rob Ford's City Hall really tame the police budget? Metro Dec 16 Toronto budget 2013: Increasing arts funding should be a no-brainer Metro Dec 13 Mayor Rob Ford makes quick comment on budget, then skips town Metro Dec 11 Budget 101: Mayor Rob Ford's City Hall looks to asset sales, operating surpluses in capital plan Metro Dec 10 The Gardiner Expressway: A lump of coal in Toronto's stocking Metro Dec 6 Mayor Rob Ford wins his stay -- here are three things he should do next Metro Dec 4 Budget 101: How Mayor Rob Ford's City Hall (almost) balanced the 2013 operating budget Metro Dec 3 Chaos reigns at Toronto City Hall - and there’s no good way forward Metro Nov 30 Rob Ford finally gets some good news, but what happens now? Metro Nov 28 Mayor Rob Ford's apology comes far too late Metro Nov 27 Ousted until 2014, Mayor Rob Ford must decide if he wants to keep his job Metro Nov 25 Hoping for two more years of mayor Rob Ford Metro Nov 23 Toronto Wrap: TTC fares go up, cyclists under fire and Mayor Rob Ford's big week Metro Nov 21 Two observations about Mayor Rob Ford's libel trial Metro Nov 18 Olivia Chow for mayor? Not so fast Toronto Metro Nov 16 City Council Scorecard: TCHC sale, Metrolinx agreement & Accountability Offices Metro Nov 14 On Jarvis Street, a million dollars got us nowhere Metro Nov 11 Mayor Rob Ford gambling on Toronto’s future with casino debate Metro Nov 9 TTC bus saga highlights Rob Ford's communication problems Metro Nov 8 Charting Rob Ford's not-so-good council attendance record Metro Nov 4 City watchdogs should be Rob Ford's best friends Metro Nov 2 Toronto Wrap: LRT approved again, Ford steps out for football, disappearing Toronto jobs Metro Oct 31 Charting the increased lobbyist presence at Mayor Rob Ford's City Hall Metro Oct 28 Mayor Rob Ford’s fiscal record gets a ‘meh’ Metro Oct 25 Studied to death: TTC calls for Scarborough subway reports again Metro Oct 24 As repair bills mount, city should revive plan to demolish part of Gardiner Metro Oct 21 Time for an urban premier at Queen’s Park Metro Oct 19 Councillors and mayor must support a downtown relief line Metro Oct 17 Mayor Rob Ford wages weird war on section of planning act Metro Oct 15 Enough with the TTC funding fairy tales Metro Oct 12 Council Scorecard: Jarvis, one last time Metro Oct 11 Toronto casino arguments go bust Metro Oct 9 Mayor Rob Ford's council opposition looks weak and aimless Metro Oct 5 Toronto Wrap: Taxes for transit, more on Jarvis & keeping our zoo Metro Oct 3 Jarvis bike lane vote lost because councillors changed their minds Metro Sep 30 City and provincial budgets starve transit in Toronto Metro Sep 28 Toronto wrap: Ombudsman's report, shiny new streetcars, and the war for bike lanes Metro Sep 27 Peak Scandal: More gaffes won't shake Mayor Rob Ford's remaining support Metro Sep 25 In Mayor Rob Ford's media war, Toronto loses Metro Sep 23 Mayor Rob Ford goes to Chicago - and does his job again Metro Sep 21 Friday Wrap: Private transit operators, new housing plan, Museum of Toronto Metro Sep 20 Toronto still pedalling backwards with cycling plans Metro Sep 19 Debate Prep: Taking on Rob Ford's favourite talking points Metro Sep 16 Coach vs. Mayor: Rob Ford should stick to the job he’s good at Metro Sep 13 Is this the scandal that will end Rob Ford's career? Metro Sep 11 Rob Ford skips work to coach football Metro Sep 9 #Fordcourt vs. Ford fest, mayor highlights the divide Metro Sep 7 Transit vision drowns on Toronto's waterfront Metro Sep 5 Rob Ford's conflict-of-interest defence: laziness and incompetence Metro Sep 4 A back-to-school season wish-list for Rob Ford and Toronto City Council Metro Aug 31 Why kicking Rob Ford out of office would be bad for Toronto's future Metro Aug 28 Conflict-of-interest case shouldn't end Rob Ford Metro Aug 26 Forever Yonge: Don’t stop celebrating Toronto’s main street Metro Aug 24 Doug Ford's waterfront Ferris wheel, one year later—has anything changed? Metro Aug 22 Mapping Little Ginny: Do parents want to raise their kids in downtown Toronto? Metro Aug 19 Rob Ford: Distracted driver, distracted mayor Metro Aug 16 Boomtown Toronto: Trinity-Spadina accounts for 26% of recent population growth Metro Aug 14 Three things that need to happen before Toronto can take the world stage Metro Aug 12 Bringing the Olympic torch to Toronto Metro Aug 10 Toronto Police need to work to rebuild trust Metro Aug 7 New era of contracted-out trash pick-up won't help city's operating budget Metro Aug 3 City Council Scorecard: OneCity mania and a vote on guns Metro Aug 1 Rob Ford: The accidental progressive Metro Jul 30 All night anniversary: five more people who helped bring down Rob Ford Metro Jul 30 How a 14-year-old helped bring down Rob Ford Metro Jul 27 And then the Nazi thing happened: Rob Ford's weird ride Metro Jul 26 Rob Ford's tangled views on social programs for youth Metro Jul 24 Responding to gun violence: Ford holds meetings, gets nothing accomplished Metro Jul 22 Rob Ford has it right on social programs — almost Metro Jul 20 Off-the-rails Rob Ford continues to push for confusing ban on criminals Metro Jul 19 How many 407 highways would it take to build the OneCity transit plan? Metro Jul 18 Danzig shootings: after the mourning, what's next for Rob Ford and council? Metro Jul 16 OneCity, take two: let’s go regional Metro Jul 13 Five myths about the death of OneCity Metro Jul 11 The OneCity transit plan: What the hell happened? Metro Jul 10 One year later, still worth fighting for the Jarvis bike lanes Metro Jul 8 Going to the island: yay, getting to the island: boo Metro Jul 6 OneCity transit plan approaches zero Metro Jul 5 The unpopular Rob Ford: Three perspectives on the mayor's approval rating Metro Jul 3 Rob Ford's disastrous transit policies: a look back Metro Jun 29 Provincial government a bad partner on Toronto transit Metro Jun 28 Rob Ford owes Toronto an explanation on Pride snub Metro Jun 27 New OneCity transit plan could radically transform Toronto Metro Jun 24 Want safer cycling? Build cycling infrastructure Metro Jun 22 Quick reference: people who might run for mayor in 2014 Metro Jun 20 Oh, brother: Doug Ford remains mayoral liability Metro Jun 17 To deal with gun violence, take aim at poverty Metro Jun 14 Team Ford finally ready to talk about paying for transit Metro Jun 12 City Council Scorecard: Far too many votes about plastic bags Metro Jun 11 Sales tax now for Toronto's transit future Metro Jun 8 Rob Ford sets a new direction - and it's not completely terrible Metro Jun 7 In absence of leadership, council ignores the mayor and bans plastic bags Metro Jun 4 In wake of tragedy, Toronto stands strong - and Rob Ford acts like a mayor Metro Jun 3 Time to talk about building subways, again Metro Jun 1 Friday Wrap: Weight Loss sideshow continues, Jack Layton honoured & transit squabbles Metro May 30 Build waterfront transit now - or pay later Metro May 27 Rob Ford: The mayor who wasn’t there Metro May 25 Friday Wrap: Gardiner and Ford's poll numbers both falling Metro May 23 Five items for council's agenda (that aren't plastic bags or casinos) Metro May 22 The mayor of nickels and bags Metro May 18 Video: Rob Ford's dramatic PFLAG moment Metro May 17 City Manager: There isn't $100M in service efficiencies left in Toronto's budget Metro May 15 Council Scorecard Special: Council inches closer to magic 30 vote threshold Metro May 13 Subways won’t win Rob Ford Scarborough votes Metro May 11 Friday Wrap: Toronto shouldn't have to wonder if the mayor is a homophobe Metro May 9 Cheers and jeers for councillors as post-Ford agenda takes shape Metro May 7 Rob Ford's stupid and offensive radio show demeans us all Metro May 4 Friday Wrap: Rob Ford's war on credibility, Medical Officer threatened & Toronto's elephants on the move Metro May 3 Five perspectives on Angry Rob Ford's encounter with a reporter Metro May 2 Rob Ford's budget surplus no great departure from Miller era Metro Apr 30 Rob Ford's budget surplus isn't surprising or unprecedented Metro Apr 27 Friday Wrap: Subways Subways Subways & Tolls Tolls Tolls Metro Apr 26 Welcome back, Transit City - let's not screw this up again Metro Apr 24 Enough with the Rob Ford gravy slogans, it's time to really fix Toronto's fiscal foundation Metro Apr 20 Friday Wrap: Ford's popularity picks up, casino talk won't stop, pools and zoos threatened Metro Apr 18 Making the same mistake twice: will Rob Ford skip Pride again? Metro Apr 17 The Rob Ford pledge-o-meter: what's left on the mayor's agenda? Metro Apr 16 City Council Scorecard: council finds peace on the field, but remains divided on labour Metro Apr 13 With Ford's agenda stalled, Deputy Mayor rages against activists, unionists and cyclists Metro Apr 12 Toronto casino a cash cow? Not for City Hall Metro Apr 10 After Rob Ford reverses on fees for sports fields, why not fix other budget mistakes? Metro Apr 5 On the waterfront: swapping green space for development lands a lousy trade Metro Apr 4 Vaughan for Toronto? Carroll for Toronto? Who should run against Rob Ford in 2014? Metro Apr 3 As the battle for Jarvis heats up, a call for pragmatism - not necessarily bike lanes Metro Apr 3 Infographic: things we can learn from recorded votes on speaking extensions Metro Apr 2 Rob Ford's issues with women: Jaye Robinson quits executive Metro Mar 31 Scarborough MPPs play bad politics on transit Metro Mar 29 On labour, the Ford administration proves quietly effective - so why doesn't anyone care? Metro Mar 29 On labour, the Ford administration proves quietly effective – so why doesn’t anyone care? ↗ FFT Mar 28 The week that was: Ford loses major transit vote as Sheppard gets LRT Metro Mar 26 The week that was: Ford loses major transit vote as Sheppard gets LRT ↗ FFT Mar 16 Rob Ford can’t win Sheppard vote without a realistic plan ↗ FFT Mar 14 FAQ: Should we build a Sheppard Subway extension? ↗ FFT Mar 9 Forget building transit, let’s just talk endlessly and yell at each other ↗ FFT Mar 8 Playing the long-game: can Rob Ford win reelection in 2014? ↗ FFT Mar 6 An organized opposition versus a disorganized mayor: a look at the TTC ballot votes ↗ FFT Mar 6 City Council Scorecard: Rob Ford loses control of the TTC ↗ FFT Mar 5 After Ford rejects compromise, Karen Stintz moves to dissolve TTC board ↗ FFT Mar 2 Shocker: budget cuts can negatively impact services ↗ FFT Mar 1 City Council Scorecard Metro Mar 1 Rob Ford’s Toronto has a revenue problem ↗ FFT Feb 28 Tunnel Vision: four reasons we can’t have the subways Rob Ford wants ↗ FFT Feb 23 City Council Scorecard: Adding up the transit vote ↗ FFT Feb 22 Without Just Cause: Gary Webster gets fired ↗ FFT Feb 20 Down with Webster: Ford to spend half-million dollars because transit GM disagrees with him ↗ FFT Feb 16 Memo to the suburbs: pro-subway mayor wanted to cut your bus routes ↗ FFT Feb 15 Rob Ford’s Sheppard Subway plan: days late, a billion dollars short ↗ FFT Feb 13 Ford in decline: populist mayor is unpopular ↗ FFT Feb 10 Developers, businesses want mayor to back Queens Quay LRT ↗ FFT Feb 10 Here I go again on my own: three stories about Rob Ford ↗ FFT Feb 10 Notes on a Transit Plan ↗ FFT Feb 9 LRT for Toronto: Rob Ford loses bid to control Toronto’s transit future ↗ FFT Feb 7 Subways & LRTs & Operating Costs ↗ FFT Feb 6 Council revives Transit City as opponents run out of fresh arguments ↗ FFT Feb 6 Labour Crisis Averted ↗ FFT Feb 6 Why are some councillors set to vote against transit in their wards? ↗ FFT Feb 3 Labour Daze: work stoppage seems likely as city moves to force strike ↗ FFT Feb 3 No Sheppard Subway without road tolls, new taxes ↗ FFT Feb 3 Wasted Money: Putting Rob Ford’s Transit City cancellation costs into context ↗ FFT Feb 1 “Beyond comprehension”: Why is Rob Ford fighting a transit battle he can’t possibly win? ↗ FFT Jan 31 Mike Del Grande wastes a bunch of taxpayer money just for spite ↗ FFT Jan 30 Council Scorecard: Did council ever vote on Transit City? Yes, at least seven times ↗ FFT Jan 30 Toronto’s Transit Future: Responding to Rob Ford ↗ FFT Jan 25 Council builds a new transit plan: the pros and cons ↗ FFT Jan 24 That damn streetcar purchase: how Rob Ford made transit a budget scapegoat ↗ FFT Jan 23 Eglinton LRT resurfaces as Karen Stintz breaks with the mayor ↗ FFT Jan 20 Two ways Rob Ford’s budget comes up short (despite council’s victory) ↗ FFT Jan 18 City Council Scorecard: The night Rob Ford lost big ↗ FFT Jan 16 Budget Week 2012: What to Watch For ↗ FFT Jan 16 Toronto’s Library system is a model of efficiency (so why does Rob Ford want to cut it?) ↗ FFT Jan 12 In 2011, Council’s middle got less mushy, more lefty ↗ FFT Jan 10 “Radical” Rob Ford’s Sinking Budget ↗ FFT Jan 9 City Council Scorecard: How often did your councillor vote with Rob Ford in 2011? ↗ FFT Jan 3 Ford For Toronto Year One: A Look Back at 2011 ↗ FFT