2013

Dec 31 City Council Scorecard: rounding out 2013 with votes on garbage, water and, yes, Rob Ford Metro Dec 30 What makes a great Toronto mayor? Compromise Metro Dec 26 Why covering Rob Ford is not as fun as it first appears Metro Dec 23 3 Christmas wishes for Toronto city hall in 2014 Metro Dec 20 Remembering five non-Ford stories from city hall in 2013 Metro Dec 18 Visualizing (yet another) funding plan that might lead to transit expansion...maybe Metro Dec 15 Could a gas tax help fix Toronto transit? Remember, doing nothing will cost more Metro Dec 13 It’s worth taking another shot at getting Scarborough transit right Metro Dec 11 Three things Rob Ford lied about in his Conrad Black interview Metro Dec 8 Next election, let's make childcare the issue and the legacy Metro Dec 6 A tale of two mayors: Norm Kelly shows Rob Ford what strategy looks like Metro Dec 4 Way too many unknowns in Porter plan for island airport jets Metro Dec 1 Let's end Rob Ford's war on math Metro Nov 27 Budget 101: How Toronto’s staff-recommend operating budget was balanced Metro Nov 24 Norm Kelly has the power to turn the channel on Rob Ford reality show at city hall Metro Nov 21 Memo to tough-minded media: Five things Rob Ford says that aren’t true Metro Nov 19 Council Scorecard: Making sense of a renovated city council Metro Nov 17 How do we make sure Rob Ford never happens again? Bring in the parties Metro Nov 15 Council shows they don't need Wynne's help to deal with Ford crisis Metro Nov 12 Does Rob Ford even have an agenda outside of continuing to be mayor? Metro Nov 11 Toronto has to learn from the past or risk another Rob Ford Metro Nov 8 Let's play Rob Ford Apology Bingo! Metro Nov 6 Rob Ford scandal: Lies, consequences, and a mayor that needs to leave Metro Nov 5 Rob Ford report card: Grading Toronto's embattled mayor on the non-scandal stuff Metro Nov 3 Face it - Rob Ford is not going to resign. It's time to work around him Metro Oct 31 Rob Ford scandal: It’s not the crack video, it’s the cover-up Metro Oct 29 Finally announcing her mayoral ambitions, Stintz stumbles out of the gate Metro Oct 28 Understanding Toronto's budget: It's a whole lot more complicated than it needs to be Metro Oct 25 Council Scorecard: Yet another Scarborough subway vote, and putting a Ford foe on the executive committee Metro Oct 23 Despite non-stop cavalcade of scandal, opponents still need to beat Rob Ford on the issues Metro Oct 21 A TTC downtown relief line is 28 years overdue Metro Oct 18 With attention-grabbing sleeping city worker story, Mammoliti back to his old habits Metro Oct 16 Robocall this, Mayor Ford: Paul Ainslie was right Metro Oct 10 Scarborough subway: How your councillor voted and what should happen now Metro Oct 8 Last chance for LRT: Is there any chance the Scarborough subway is voted down? Metro Oct 6 Using property taxes to fund the Scarborough subway? Excuse me while I go throw up Metro Oct 2 Small-scale spending scandals distract from big time government screw-ups Metro Sep 29 Toronto’s condo boom: We blew it Metro Sep 26 It will take more than a Rob Ford defeat to clean up Toronto's messy politics Metro Sep 24 The sad legacy of the Scarborough subway debate Metro Sep 22 The Great Island Airport Debate: The unanswered questions Metro Sep 20 How would candidate Rob Ford judge Mayor Rob Ford on 'accountability'? Metro Sep 18 Toronto needs new transit, not new conversations on how to fund it Metro Sep 15 Attention TTC officials and municipal candidates: Here's a sensible transit plan for Toronto Metro Sep 11 Rob Ford is deeply unpopular in downtown Toronto -- and that will hurt his re-election chances Metro Sep 9 Sam the Record Man sign debacle another example of Toronto not protecting its heritage Metro Sep 5 No winners in Scarborough subway debacle, except maybe Rob Ford Metro Sep 4 It's a… trap? Does Rob Ford win even when he loses? Metro Aug 29 Fact-checking Ford's campaign-style Cambridge Club speech Metro Aug 27 Council's decision to appoint didn't have much to do with Rob Ford Metro Aug 26 Show me the the 2025 World Expo Metro Aug 23 Mayor Rob Ford's council attendance record still not-so-good Metro Aug 20 Media scrutiny of Rob Ford is fair game Metro Aug 19 Some DO's and DON'Ts for Toronto's new deputy mayor, Norm Kelly Metro Aug 16 Is there a good reason to hold a byelection to fill Doug Holyday's seat? Nope. Metro Aug 13 Much ado about yet another Rob Ford scandal, but it won't matter Metro Aug 11 Who will be Toronto's next mayor? Don't count out the underdogs just yet Metro Aug 8 Council Scorecard: The not-so-final word on the Scarborough subway, plus cutting council in half Metro Aug 7 Two City Hall stories that aren't about Ford scandals or Scarborough transit Metro Aug 2 Cynical subway strategy pays off for Liberals in byelection win—but what now? Metro Jul 31 Neither Ford Nation candidate deserves your vote in Etobicoke-Lakeshore Metro Jul 28 Hope endures for Toronto food trucks Metro Jul 26 Toronto's LRT plans need vocal supporters, but where'd they all go? Metro Jul 24 What we still don't know about the Scarborough subway plan Metro Jul 21 The real Scarborough subway vs. LRT debate lost in politics Metro Jul 19 Scarborough subway versus LRT: how did your councillor vote? Metro Jul 16 Visualizing Mayor Rob Ford's 30-year debt plan for funding the Scarborough subway Metro Jul 15 Waterfront Toronto: building the waterfront we deserve, and keeping our basements dry Metro Jul 12 Good transit planning gives way to pandering politics in Scarborough subway debate Metro Jul 9 After the floods, Toronto needs a renewed focus on infrastructure -- and fighting climate change Metro Jul 7 How soon before the 'Elect Karen Stintz' signs start popping up? Metro Jul 5 Rob Ford is finally boring -- and that's good for his political career Metro Jul 3 Time for council to finally give up on the Scarborough subway dream Metro Jun 27 Taking on TREB's take on the Toronto land transfer tax Metro Jun 26 Ford's inconsistent budget direction makes Toronto an easy target for provincial cuts Metro Jun 24 No cars on King Street: What have we got to lose? Metro Jun 21 City Council Scorecard: Playing catch-up with votes on transit funding, casinos, electoral reform and, um, showers Metro Jun 18 Real talk for real estate agents: Stop fighting the land transfer tax Metro Jun 16 Why permanent residents should get the vote in Toronto Metro Jun 14 Mayor Rob Ford's response to damning TCHC report falls far short Metro Jun 12 Back to busting Mayor Rob Ford's billion-dollar budget boast Metro Jun 10 De-amalgamation Nation? Not so fast, Toronto works better together Metro Jun 7 As the crack scandal lingers, what's the state of the Ford Nation? Metro Jun 5 Still asking questions about the Ford brothers' billion-dollar savings claim Metro Jun 2 How the Rob Ford circus is hurting Toronto city politics Metro May 31 Let's stop gawking at Rob Ford for a second and read this Metrolinx report Metro May 29 Doug Ford says critics 'can't go after our fiscal record' - challenge accepted Metro May 26 If I were Rob Ford, I'd have quit by now Metro May 23 The people behind 'the people's mayor' deserve a better response than this Metro May 21 Toronto's year-long casino debate finally comes to an end, but did we learn anything? Metro May 17 Rob Ford crack cocaine scandal: Will Ford Nation desert him? Metro May 16 How Toronto City Council came up $500M short in transit debate Metro May 12 Ranked Choice Voting: Toronto democracy fixed in three easy steps Metro May 10 City Hall's very messy transit fight leaves some hope for transit expansion Metro May 8 Do Scarborough councillors want a subway or just political cover? Metro May 5 More people should be talking about GO Transit's Scarborough potential Metro May 2 Taking on the Ford brothers' new favourite tax study Metro Apr 30 More questions than answers with revived Scarborough subway plan Metro Apr 28 Karen Stintz vs. Rob Ford II: The Reckoning. In theatres next week Metro Apr 24 Mayor Rob Ford's inaction on transit sparks council revolt - again Metro Apr 23 Knocking down common arguments against new taxes for GTA transit Metro Apr 21 BIXI Bikes: Failure is not an option Metro Apr 19 Can Rob Ford make his case for reelection, one insignificant issue at a time? Metro Apr 17 Council Scorecard Projection: Downtown casino now a dead issue walking Metro Apr 14 Toronto politics: An endless loop of the same issues, over and over again Metro Apr 12 Council Scorecard: How did your councillor vote on the island airport tax deal? Oh, and burgers, too Metro Apr 10 Casino Toronto: What's in it for Rob Ford? Metro Apr 7 This spring, get a bike in Toronto Metro Apr 5 Hamburgers vs. homelessness: Mayor Rob Ford & council struggle to define priorities Metro Apr 3 Vomit away, Mr. Mayor, but you still don't have a realistic plan to fund transit expansion Metro Apr 1 TTC's big streetcars are a big step forward for Toronto Metro Mar 28 Don’t let the Big Move overshadow needed small moves on transportation Metro Mar 26 There's only one reason to care about Rob Ford's personal life Metro Mar 24 Toronto transit: At least we've got Presto... Metro Mar 22 Karen Stintz, not Rob Ford, looks mayoral in response to federal budget Metro Mar 20 GTA transit revenue deniers don't deserve any more of our time Metro Mar 17 Stakes of a downtown Toronto casino still unknown Metro Mar 15 Olivia Chow and other would-be mayors should stick with current transit plans Metro Mar 11 Growth can only be a good thing for Toronto Metro Mar 11 So much to hate about the Sarah Thomson and Rob Ford story Metro Mar 5 Mayor Rob Ford stands in the way of GTA's transportation future Metro Mar 4 What the Death Star can teach us about civic engagement Metro Feb 28 City Council Scorecard: Emergency shelter debate, sanctuary city & enemies on executive Metro Feb 26 Teflon mayor? Whatever -- it's time for Rob Ford to get back to work Metro Feb 25 Homeless are dying on Toronto streets - and the solution is about more than just funding Metro Feb 22 Councillor revises history on TTC leadership change Metro Feb 20 No good arguments for eliminating Toronto land transfer tax Metro Feb 15 Ontario's new transportation minister needs to be prepared to make tough decisions Metro Feb 13 Can we stop talking about a downtown Toronto casino yet? Metro Feb 10 TTC fare-by-distance not fair to Toronto commuters Metro Feb 7 On first day, Toronto's new budget chair ponders digging big budget hole Metro Feb 5 Does Mayor Rob Ford's campaign spending audit really matter? Metro Feb 3 How Toronto chief planner Jennifer Keesmaat wants to fix our transit problem Metro Jan 31 Hitting the right notes on transit, Kathleen Wynne deserves a chance to lead Metro Jan 27 Advice for Mayor Rob Ford’s next chapter: Be super boring Metro Jan 25 Rob Ford keeps his job: Why that could be good news for Toronto Metro Jan 23 Debunking Ford Nation's favourite budget chart Metro Jan 20 Bottom line for budget chief Mike Del Grande: He deserved better Metro Jan 18 Toronto Council Scorecard: How did your councillor vote on Mayor Rob Ford's 2013 budget? Metro Jan 16 Budget 2013: Despite attempts at compromise, Ford can't claim victory Metro Jan 13 The GTA deserves better than a ‘hail mary’ on transit planning Metro Jan 11 Clarification needed on Mayor Rob Ford's budget comments Metro Jan 8 At appeal hearing, Mayor Rob Ford benefits from his own silence Metro Jan 6 The curious case of vanishing studies at Toronto City Hall Metro Jan 4 Mayoral by-election could be opportunity for Toronto conservatives to ditch Rob Ford Metro Jan 2 2012 was a lousy year for Toronto cyclists -- and 2013 doesn't look any better Metro