2018

Dec 5 Messy, complex, risky: Toronto council deals with fallout from Ford's big cut ↗ CBC Oct 23 John Tory wins a commanding victory, but can he command the new council? ↗ CBC Oct 22 Why vote today? Because Toronto's future is still TBD ↗ CBC Oct 14 A series of questions to ask any city council candidate seeking your vote ↗ CBC Oct 7 Toronto's sailing toward a fiscal iceberg — so why aren't mayoral frontrunners talking about it? ↗ CBC Sep 30 Who won and who lost the 1st week of Toronto mayoral debates ↗ CBC Sep 23 The balance of power on Toronto council could rest on a handful of races ↗ CBC Sep 16 Does Ford's rationale for plunging city hall into chaos stand up to scrutiny? ↗ CBC Sep 9 Safer streets should be an election issue — especially in Toronto's suburbs ↗ CBC Sep 2 John Tory vs. Jennifer Keesmaat: campaign promises are expensive, attacks come cheap ↗ CBC Aug 26 If Toronto council is dysfunctional, don't blame the size — blame Giorgio Mammoliti ↗ CBC Aug 19 Ford government is already getting Torontonians engaged - and enraged ↗ CBC Aug 12 More flooding, more questions for Toronto politicians ↗ CBC Aug 5 Will Doug Ford's plan to shrink city council get more stuff done? Don't bet on it ↗ CBC Jul 29 Jennifer Keesmaat positions herself as a 'Ford fighter' in run against John Tory ↗ CBC Jul 20 One sentence in a budget report should terrify Mayor John Tory ↗ National Observer Freelance Jun 25 TORONTO CITY HALL INSIDER: Ford, Heads & Beds, subways for suburbs and the need for real road safety ↗ National Observer Freelance May 29 Brace yourselves, Toronto. Change is coming. ↗ National Observer Freelance May 17 Lack of Scarborough subway scrutiny makes way for a subway sequel on Sheppard Signal May 10 TOcore’s Great Streets plan can correct mistakes from the past, and help put Toronto on the road to achieving Vision Zero Signal May 3 Forget the mayoral race, it’s Toronto’s council races that will determine the shape of our city Signal Apr 1 Toronto City Council is pushing pause on our future Metro Mar 26 Report highlights hard-learned lessons from Toronto’s shelter crisis Metro Mar 19 Four years later, the most enduring Ford legacy is as a cautionary tale Metro Mar 11 10 steps to marginal improvement for Toronto's pedestrians Metro Mar 4 Main streets should not be highways Metro Feb 26 Mayor Tory deserves credit for not bending on King St. pilot Metro Feb 19 The not-so-magical answer to Toronto's housing crisis Metro Feb 12 What we can learn from the tale of Penny's pool Metro Feb 4 Toronto's dangerous, icy, slushy sidewalks have got to go Metro Jan 28 Opposition to Annex homeless shelter might be peak NIMBY Metro Jan 21 Museum of Toronto is an idea long past due Metro Jan 14 Don’t let business complaints derail transit improvements on King Street Metro Jan 7 Toronto's shelter shortage is a crisis by design Metro Jan 1 Here's a New Year’s resolution for you — run for council, make a difference Metro