2026

Nov 2 Robotaxi and data centre lobbying set the stage for Council’s next term ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Oct 28 Drubbing? Comeback? Call Olivia Chow’s victory whatever you like. These numbers show it's unprecedented ↗ Star Oct 27 Another election, in charts ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Oct 27 Olivia Chow wins — but with serious warning signs for Toronto's progressive movement ↗ Star Oct 26 Hey hey, it’s Election Day: City Hall Watcher’s municipal election guide ↗ Newsletter Oct 26 Your vote today will affect Toronto streets, parks — and yes, even washrooms. So don't let it go down the drain ↗ Star Oct 20 Three little words explain Olivia Chow’s lack of grand vision — and one big idea could change it all ↗ Star Oct 19 The most disagreeable decisions of Toronto City Council ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Oct 13 Campaign cash rules everything around me ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Oct 13 Olivia Chow has a strong pro-police record — why isn’t she running on it? ↗ Star Oct 6 Olivia Chow's campaign is playing it safe. Why now is the time to be bold ↗ Star Oct 5 Where Toronto’s mayoral race stands today — and how it might change ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Sep 29 There’s no mystery behind Mayor Olivia Chow’s budget record — there’s just math ↗ Star Sep 28 All the wrong ways to talk about Toronto’s budget ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Sep 22 Doug Ford can keep his endorsement. Toronto’s mayoral hopefuls really only need one thing from him ↗ Star Sep 21 Quantifying Council’s chatterboxes — and quietest members ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Sep 15 Who came out swinging? Our columnists score Chow, Bradford and Alexander in Toronto's first full mayoral debate ↗ Star Sep 15 Why are Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford ignoring what Toronto TTC riders actually want? ↗ Star Sep 14 Issuing lobbying report cards at the end of the term ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Sep 8 Celebrate 400 issues with a game of SimCouncillor ↗ Newsletter Sep 1 Toronto’s street litter bins are total garbage. That makes them an ideal election issue ↗ Star Aug 31 Following the money from the mayor’s property tax increases ↗ Newsletter Aug 25 Why Olivia Chow is building a council team for her second term — and why Brad Bradford is rolling solo ↗ Star Aug 24 Introducing City Hall Watcher’s Election Projection Section ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Aug 18 Doug Ford used to rage against government waste. Now he’s behind Ontario’s biggest spending scandal ↗ Star Aug 17 The 2026 Council Power Rankings ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Aug 11 Pedestrians outnumber cars 2 to 1 at Yonge and Eglinton. This is the perfect solution — but why are we still waiting for it? ↗ Star Aug 10 Now loading: Data centre lobbying at Toronto City Hall ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Aug 4 Council closes term with debates on island airport, surveillance pricing and data centres ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Aug 4 Gord Perks left Toronto council with a bang. Why won’t his long-serving colleagues ever leave? ↗ Star Jul 27 A Billy Bishop expansion has been grounded — yet again. Time to end the dogfight over the island airport once and for all ↗ Star Jul 27 Council sets sail for final odyssey before election day ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Jul 21 TTC's crackdown on drivers blowing past stopped streetcars is long overdue. But we need action, not studies ↗ Star Jul 20 Toronto's slow streetcars — and the search for silver bullets ↗ Newsletter Jul 13 Breaking Brad: a look at Bradford's first batch of fix-it promises ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Jul 6 Lobbyist Watch lingers, Community Councils cram ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Jun 29 Council accepts big money from Queen's Park and Ottawa as part of blockbuster trade ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Jun 28 Other cities close streets to cars all the time. So why does Toronto get tripped up by the idea of a pedestrian street? ↗ Star Jun 23 What Toronto's handling of the World Cup says about how Olivia Chow is running the city ↗ Star Jun 22 The tardy list: Are some city councillors dawdling on election registration? ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Jun 16 How can Toronto debate the Billy Bishop airport expansion plan? Doug Ford doesn’t have a plan ↗ Star Jun 15 Are Council contenders ready for "big freaking deal" changes to the Official Plan? ↗ Newsletter Jun 9 Toronto gets 28 million visitors a year. We shouldn't need the FIFA World Cup to be good hosts ↗ Star Jun 8 Council Scorecard scores ahead of World Cup ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Jun 2 Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford are supposed to be election rivals. Why are they agreeing so much? ↗ Star Jun 1 Lobbyist Watch looks at moving up waterfront transit, Weston's park problem and World Cup prep ↗ Subscribers Newsletter May 26 Toronto has a problem with 'squeaky wheels.' We shouldn't let it drive the Church Street conversation ↗ Star May 25 After marathon May council meeting, Olivia makes it official ↗ Subscribers Newsletter May 19 Council set to ponder pedestrianization, keeping cool, and — of course — the island airport ↗ Subscribers Newsletter May 18 We all have one thing to say about Doug Ford's ban on automated speed cameras: We told you so ↗ Star May 11 How do city councillors actually get around Toronto? ↗ Subscribers Newsletter May 5 We pay Toronto councillors to attend council meetings. Here’s who’s showing up — and who isn’t ↗ Star May 4 Celebrate the start of election season with Lobbyist Watch ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Apr 28 There’s even more at stake than usual in Toronto's municipal election this year. These two little words explain why ↗ Star Apr 27 The Final Countdown: What Council did before election season begins ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Apr 21 Toronto may finally drop this 24-year ban this week. Why we should relish the moment ↗ Star Apr 20 As election season approaches, Council debates Fan Fest, hot dogs and Scarborough transit ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Apr 20 Potholes and the Taylor Swift problem: Why Toronto needs your biggest ideas right now ↗ Star Apr 13 How Toronto likes to move it ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Apr 7 Why the Waterfront East LRT is a chance for Toronto to show Metrolinx the better way to build a transit project ↗ Star Apr 7 Yet another island airport lobbying effort takes flight ↗ Newsletter Mar 31 Upgrading GO train service should be a no-brainer. So why has it gone off the rails so badly? ↗ Star Mar 30 Council votes to ground airport debate, sink a yacht club, and pay you to shovel snow ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Mar 25 Will Toronto’s 2026 FIFA World Cup plans turn out be a game-changer or own-goal? ↗ Star Mar 23 Council gets set to march into debates on the island airport, Mamdani mania, a yacht club, and more ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Mar 17 How the numbers undermine Doug Ford's flight of fancy on Billy Bishop and jets ↗ Star Mar 16 Doing the bidding: How Toronto City Hall is spending money these days ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Mar 10 Why Doug Ford needs to get over his obsession with Toronto and its waterfront ↗ Star Mar 9 Closing the scorebook on John Tory's story ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Mar 3 What Doug Ford’s ritzy new Science Centre is really costing us and our kids ↗ Star Mar 2 The winter of our lobbying content: lobbyists pitch sidewalk robots, EV charging upgrades, and AI-powered 311 ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Feb 24 Why it will take Toronto 13 years and more than $50 million to recover from Doug Ford’s hasty speed camera ban ↗ Star Feb 23 Looking ahead to the hope and heartbreak that could come with Toronto's municipal election ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Feb 17 Council offers support for Chow's low-tax budget, as election looms ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Feb 17 The war for Scarborough: Why the east-end is shaping up as a key battleground in Toronto’s mayoral election ↗ Star Feb 10 Toronto police are doing less — but asking for more money. Why is Olivia Chow determined to give them what they want? ↗ Star Feb 9 One Council meeting after another ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Feb 3 When the Eglinton Crosstown LRT finally opens, they should offer us an apology, not a party ↗ Star Feb 2 Lobbyists start the new year with some yacht talk, Waymo wayfinding, and more ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Jan 26 A blizzard of housing data ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Jan 26 After Toronto’s snowstorm, the city should look at this wild idea to make clearing sidewalks easier ↗ Star Jan 20 The troubled Finch West LRT has made a lot of people angry. Here’s one thing Doug Ford can do to get it back on track ↗ Star Jan 19 Wedding bells, rooftop police drones, eco goats and other notes from Toronto's 2026 budget ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Jan 13 Olivia Chow’s low tax hike budget shows she’s skilled at ‘bare knuckle’ politics. There’s just one problem ↗ Star Jan 12 The 2026 Budget Launch Spectacular ↗ Subscribers Newsletter Jan 6 Toronto’s new traffic 'czar' once unjammed this notoriously traffic-jammed city. Here's how he did it ↗ Star Jan 5 And 2025's busiest lobbyist award goes to... ↗ Subscribers Newsletter