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Posts Filed Under: politics

Ontario to Ford: Council is Supreme

In a press conference this afternoon, Transportation Minister Bob Chiarelli encouraged Rob Ford to work as a partner with the council and the province.

By Hamutal Dotan

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Queen’s Park Watch: Ontario’s Population Increasingly Bound for Alberta

The 2011 census data show what we already knew: jobs and people are headed west. What can Ontario do about it?

By Patrick Metzger • Illustration by Matthew Daley

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Transit Debate Crib Sheet: Key Votes and Reaction Roundup

An easy summary of city council's epic transit debate this week.

By Hamutal Dotan

Rob Ford and some allied councillors as a press conference after the transit vote yesterday.
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Liveblog: Transit Showdown at City Hall

After months of debate and weeks of mounting tension, city council meets today to decide what transit plan they support.

By Hamutal Dotan

The transit plan currently on the books for Toronto, based on a Memorandum of Understanding between the mayor and the province.
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Minding the Gap

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By Jess Davidson

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Rebellious Councils

Today's special meeting is not the first time city council has acted against a mayor's agenda.

By Jamie Bradburn

City Hall, Front Street East at Jarvis St., north elevation, 1895 (now the site of the south St. Lawrence Market). City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1231, Item 98.
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Introducing (Most of) the Candidates for Jack Layton’s Former Riding

A brief look at the candidates in the upcoming Toronto-Danforth by-election.

By Sarah-Joyce Battersby

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What’s On City Council’s Agenda: February 2012

In which we highlight key items from the month’s city council meeting.

By Steve Kupferman • Photo by Michael Chrisman

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Transit Pros Support Eglinton Subway-Surface LRT Plan

More details on the letter that calls for a return to "sensible" transit planning in Toronto.

By Steve Munro

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Planners, Urban Designers, Academics Call for Restoring Sense to Transit Planning

Paul Bedford, Ken Greenberg, David Crombie among those asking councillors to return to planning a transit network rather than pursuing individual and often politicized projects.

By Hamutal Dotan

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Outside Workers Reach Tentative Deal with the City

No details yet, but a "working framework" has been agreed upon.

By Hamutal Dotan

CUPE 415 president Mark Ferguson speaking to the press on Friday. Photo by Hamutal Dotan/Torontoist.
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Queen’s Park Watch: What’s Next for Ontario Place?

Yesterday, the province announced plans to close most of Ontario Place while figuring out how best to revamp the property. What remains to be seen is how much input Toronto will have into the outcome.

By Patrick Metzger • Illustration by Matthew Daley

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Scene: Students Rally for Lower Tuition

A rally to drop student fees took over Queen's Park on Wednesday.

By Torontoist • Photos by Corbin Smith

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Duly Quoted: Doug Ford

"I believe we need some business folks involved in the TTC. As far as I am concerned the TTC needs a complete enema."

By Hamutal Dotan

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Cost Confusion on the Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown

Why can't reporters seem to agree on how much Toronto's most important transit project is supposed to cost?

By Steve Kupferman

The transit plan currently on the books for Toronto, based on a Memorandum of Understanding between the mayor and the province.
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Ford Attempts Coup to Stall Debate on Transit City

TTC commissioners are now in open revolt against Chair Karen Stintz.

By Steve Munro • Photo by Andrew Louis

Karen Stintz at the preview of the TTC's new streetcar design, in November 2011.
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“They Want Subways”: A Rob Ford Remix

According to Mayor Rob Ford, taxpayers emphatically want subways, not streetcars. But maybe, just maybe, they would also like remixes.

By Laura Godfrey

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Legal Opinion Contends Rob Ford Did Not Have the Authority to Cancel Transit City

The full text of the opinion, and an analysis of what it might mean for Mayor Ford

By Hamutal Dotan

The transit plan currently on the books for Toronto, based on a Memorandum of Understanding between the mayor and the province.

Queen’s Park Watch: Premier Stays Mum On Coming Cuts

In a speech this week, the Premier talked about change, but offered no detail on what that might look like.

By Patrick Metzger • Illustration by Matthew Daley

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Authors of Transit Study Accuse Mayor Ford of Misrepresenting Them

The Pembina Institute says a note on Ford's Facebook page makes misleading use of their analysis.

By Steve Kupferman