A draft list of service cuts put together by TTC staff made its way to me in mid-October. At the time, the media and council were preoccupied with Ford???s Waterfront Follies. This list did not find its way to TTC commissioners, councillors, or the …
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Ah, nuance. What a thing it is to contemplate. It’s so bracing. Complication. Reflection. Complexity. It’s what puts the real in real life. My friend @cityslikr, who on his worst days is ten times more eloquent and compelling than I will ever be, …
Via Jude MacDonald and Dave Meslin, this gem from Bob Kinnear: “Forget the gravy train. It’s time to stop the Crazy Train.” Stories I hear, people are already streaming for the exits … Related posts: More condescending downtown elitists trying t…
So to no one’s great surprise, Team Ford has carried the day at the city’s Executive Committee with its new vision of how Toronto’s waterfront should look. Barring any more surprises (never a safe bet with this crowd), it will land in city council…
With the sickening predictability of flies landing on rotting meat, the noxious pattern of municipal politics in Toronto has reasserted itself once again. I just didn’t think it would happen again this soon. Team Ford floats a trial balloon (if th…
In a thoughtful discussion of the current municipal budget discussions at SpacingToronto, John Lorinc floats the idea of a proactive approach to the current municipal budget discussions, and suggests pitching an alternative to the blunt machete-swinging we’re all being led to expect from Team Ford.
In one sense, anything that contributes to a reasoned and considered debate has to be welcome. (Inside voices, friends. Let’s use our inside voices.) Writing about a “budget crisis” makes for good copy and establishes a sense of drama, but does it really contribute to a clear understanding, or, please god, serve the public interest?