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2022
The year in charts ↗
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What you learn when you’re strolling (with a stroller) through downtown Toronto ↗
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Help wanted: Toronto’s high cost of living means even city employees can’t afford to live here ↗
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The factions for fractional rule ↗ Subscribers
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The mayor’s new housing plan is a trap. Toronto councillors shouldn’t take the bait ↗
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Mind the budget gap ↗ Subscribers
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Audits derailed Doug Ford’s claims of a ‘gravy train’ at city hall. So why try to ride it again? ↗
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Lobbying on new terms ↗ Subscribers
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With Bill 23, the Clock is Ticking on Toronto Heritage Properties ↗ Storeys
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What would have happened if Rob Ford had ‘strong mayor’ powers? ↗
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The quest for the Toriest place in Toronto ↗ Subscribers
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John Tory’s affordable housing plan is in trouble. Blame Doug Ford, not city council ↗
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Council begins with pomp, circumstance, and vastly expanded mayoral powers ↗ Subscribers
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Enough with the bailout letters. Here are three ways John Tory can fix the city’s money woes ↗
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Intersection Inspection and the case of the dangerous right turn lane ↗ Subscribers
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This photo radar camera has been a cash cow for the city. Why hasn’t it sped up fixes to make the road safer? ↗
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Two hundred issues, more lobbyists ↗
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Doug Ford’s new housing plan could be bad news for renters. Here’s why ↗
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An election, in charts: part II ↗ Subscribers
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An election, in charts ↗ Subscribers
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John Tory has four more years, but zero excuses ↗
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Slower Sales, Less Land Transfer Tax: Why That's a Problem for Toronto ↗ Storeys
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John Tory says low property tax increases are needed to protect seniors — but there’s already a program for that ↗
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Spirit of the west ↗ Subscribers
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A Gehry in every ward ↗ Subscribers
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It’s bad enough Toronto feels broken, lack of transparency makes it tough to fix things ↗
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Why is the Toronto Public Library facing service cuts? Ask John Tory ↗
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Lobbying all the way to the ballot box ↗ Subscribers
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Council votes this week on protecting an old soy sauce factory. Here’s what that says about affordable housing in Toronto ↗
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Enter the Endorsement Matrix ↗ Subscribers
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More people take GO Transit on weekends now than before the pandemic. That may not be good news ↗
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Unfinished business at City Hall ↗ Subscribers
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If Toronto wants to fix its traffic problem, it needs to charge drivers to access the city ↗
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The one who knocks ↗
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To serve and to lobby ↗ Subscribers
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Students are back in the classroom — the car chaos around our schools is back too ↗
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Trees are vital to the city’s climate change fight. So why are they on the decline? ↗
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The 2022 Council Power Rankings ↗
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Why these downtown Toronto wards may be a key battleground in October’s election ↗
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Dr. No vs. the Invisible Man ↗ Subscribers
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Intersection Inspection goes Danforth ↗ Subscribers
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Toronto really needs to upgrade its tech — and it’s bad at doing that ↗
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The number of candidates in this year’s election has hit a record low. Here’s why that’s bad for Toronto ↗
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Final scores ↗ Subscribers
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Home cooked lobbying ↗ Subscribers
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Bike Share Toronto has an electric future — more people (and corporations) should be taking notice ↗
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Jets at Billy Bishop airport? Pierre Poilievre might be winging it, but Toronto Islands need to change ↗
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Mayor used VETO! It's not very effective... ↗ Subscribers
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Toronto needs money — but who’s willing to pay for the city’s massive budget gap? ↗
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Council's catastrophic conclusion ↗ Subscribers
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Advanced stats for the Norway Maple Leafs ↗ Subscribers
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How pricey is Toronto’s housing? Even the people who plan the city can’t afford to live here ↗
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The lobbying landscape ↗ Subscribers
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311 is supposed to help fix things that are broken in Toronto. But what if it’s making things worse? ↗
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A conflagration of consultants ↗ Subscribers
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Why Metrolinx has become such a dirty word in Toronto (and why it’s going to get worse) ↗
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Penultimate warriors ↗
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Why are so many quitting city council? For some, it’s a tough job that Doug Ford made worse ↗
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Game Preview: Blue Jays versus ActiveTO ↗ Subscribers
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The pandemic wiped out almost four decades of business growth in Toronto. City hall’s tax cuts won’t fix that ↗
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Lobbying out of left field ↗ Subscribers
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The Saturday Debate: Should John Tory be seeking a third term? ↗
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Complain all you want about your noisy neighbours in Toronto — no one is going to listen ↗
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A trip to the Beach ↗ Subscribers
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As the pandemic slows so does Toronto city hall ↗
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Retiring numbers at Toronto City Hall ↗ Subscribers
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Toronto is about to slash funds for pothole fixes and playground repairs. So where’s the urgency from John Tory? ↗
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Security in parks 👍, drinking in parks 👎 ↗ Subscribers
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Booze-free pedal pubs and $300 fines for wine in the park: Toronto’s idea of summer fun ↗
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Make like a tree debate, and get out of here ↗ Subscribers
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Doug Ford’s campaign bets big on building. But who gets stuck paying for running what gets built? ↗
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All along the Lobbyist Watch tower ↗ Subscribers
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Complaints about illegal fireworks in Toronto exploded during the pandemic. The solution may be more fireworks ↗
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Election preparation ↗ Subscribers
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From hub of the future to mushy mediocrity: How Toronto’s East Harbour development comes up short ↗
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Toronto's 20 most dangerous streets ↗ Subscribers
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Why cleaner air in Toronto buildings could save lives in the next pandemic ↗
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Fast food tax breaks ↗
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The proposal to host World Cup games in Toronto is a sucker’s deal. The city should demand better ↗
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Lobbyists get smart ↗ Subscribers
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Forget about trying to beat John Tory. Here’s what Toronto’s left should do in this year’s election ↗
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Electric city ↗ Subscribers
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Critics cried fowl over Toronto’s backyard chicken program. Its success shows why the city should embrace new ideas ↗
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Election expectations ↗ Subscribers
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The 401 is an 18-lane monster jammed with cars. Doug Ford’s solution to this traffic mess? Make it bigger ↗
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Spring break scoring ↗ Subscribers
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Toronto failed to collect more than $9 million in speed camera tickets. Just how serious is it about road safety? ↗
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Lobbying in the deep end ↗ Subscribers
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Toronto’s crowded homeless shelters are no place for refugees fleeing war and persecution ↗
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Crisis on finite earths ↗ Subscribers
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How much tax could a car tax tax? ↗ Subscribers
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Post pandemic, Toronto’s downtown core needs be less nine-to-five and more 24/7 ↗
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Build back better? Toronto’s 2022 budget opts instead for ‘fall apart gradually’ ↗
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Budget before and after ↗ Subscribers
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The lobbyist robot uprising ↗ Subscribers
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Out in the cold ↗
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Public safety without bullets ↗ Subscribers
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The iceberg cometh ↗ Subscribers
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A good walk spoiled ↗ Subscribers
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O City Tree, O City Tree ↗ Subscribers
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