With a nod to Ernesto. You will no doubt be reading already, or in a matter of hours, more on the City of Toronto’s deliberations regarding the 2013 budget. There will be more detail, more insight and more analysis than I can offer here, but there…
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It’s been a consistent theme this year, that whole discourse thing. I’ve spent a lot of time wanking on about the importance of raising the conversation, of critical thought, of engagement. I’ve tried, with limited success, to be clear about the u…
Let’s be absolutely clear: Councillor Bailao is entitled to the presumption of innocence and to her day in court. I can’t really add much to Ed Keenan’s take at the Grid. It’s an admirable blend of compassion, principle, and good sense, and it’s a…
A metaphor for the big picture and everything that’s wrong with City Council? @ttcchair You actually *read* the report? Nerd alert.??? Matt Elliott (@GraphicMatt) October 9, 2012 @graphicmatt Duh.??? Karen Stintz TTCteam (@TTCchair) October 9, 2012 Na…
OK, Ford Nation (or whatever you want to call yourselves)? I may be a latte-drinking, Birkenstock-wearing, tree-hugging downtown elitist, but I don’t hate Rob Ford. I’m not keen on what he’s done to Toronto’s social fabric or the public conversati…
It may be conventional, as we near the halfway point of Team Ford’s mandate, to expect a raft of think pieces, assessments, sententious analyses, and windy “Whither Toronto” wankfests. But enough about me. Regular visitors to this little corner wi…
It’s not exactly a revelation to note that political campaigns cost money. Lawn signs, bumper stickers, phone calls, communication strategy, polling, consultants, and the ground game — they all add up. Naturally, you need a team of dedicated volu…