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Posts Filed Under: politics

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Cycling Advocates Consider a Rebrand

The Toronto Cyclists Union's members will vote on dropping the "Union" from the group's name.

By Desmond Cole

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Robocall Protest Draws Small Crowd

An election-fraud protest drew a small crowd, but the organizers vow to keep on going.

By Chris Dart • Photos by Dean Bradley

A small crowd gathers at Sunday's robocall protest. Photo by Dean Bradley.
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Despite a Rough Political Year, Toronto Public Library Usage Is Up

It isn't just lip service: Torontonians really do love their libraries.

By Steve Kupferman

Toronto Reference Library. Photo by {a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/halfkitkat/2758114510/"}HalfK{/a} from the {a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/torontoist"}Torontoist Flickr Pool{/a}.
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Queen’s Park Watch: Ontario Budget Winners and Losers

The dust is finally settling on the Ontario budget debate, and whoever won, it wasn't taxpayers.

By Patrick Metzger • Illustration by Matthew Daley

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New Campaign Asks Rob Ford to Prove He Supports the LGBTQ Community

Posters, video, ask the mayor to participate in Pride or "admit you are against us."

By Hamutal Dotan

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Duly Quoted: Josh Matlow

"If we are promising people that we are going to build subways, that we're going to expand transit, that we want to improve state of good repair, deal with the current overcrowding on the current lines, then we need to get real. "

By Hamutal Dotan

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Spotted: A Graffiti Plea

A property owner, evidently fed up with City enforcement, tries to negotiate directly with vandals.

By Steve Kupferman

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Liberals and NDP Reach Budget Deal and Avoid Election

McGuinty agrees to surtax on top earners, NDP agrees to back budget.

By Hamutal Dotan • Photo by Christopher Drost

NDP leader Andrea Horwath on the day the budget was introduced last month.
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Scene: Labour Rally at Queen’s Park

Thousands rally outside of Queen's Park as Liberals and NDP enter final budget negotiations.

By Torontoist

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Duly Quoted: Adrienne Batra

"Ford's problem isn't homophobia, nor does he have a hidden agenda to take away gay rights. His concern is that his participation in a Pride event, particularly the parade, will tick off his political base."

By Hamutal Dotan

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Absurd Pride Snub Signals Rob Ford’s Grumpy Old Man Routine

Ford's refusal to attend the Pride Parade is the start of an annual running joke, and a symptom of a broader problem.

By Jaime Woo

Pride is like a big ol' hug, Mayor Ford, and who doesn't like hugs? Photo by {a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98967716@N00/3720606812/"}mikehutch711{/a} from the {a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/torontoist"}Torontoist Flickr Pool{/a}.
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Queen’s Park Watch: Why A Wildrose Win In Alberta Could Be Thorny For Ontario

Next week could see a right-wing Wildrose Alliance Party government in Alberta—and with it, a more contentious relationship between eastern and western Canada.

By Patrick Metzger • Illustration by Matthew Daley

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“Derelict” Underpass to Be Transformed Into Bright, Shiny Park

Underpass Park is step one in a wider revitalization of the less-than-beautiful West Don Lands area.

By Bronwyn Kienapple • Photos by Corbin Smith

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Rob Ford Should Participate in Pride. Period.

The mayor's persistent refusal to make Pride an essential part of his calendar is indefensible.

By Hamutal Dotan • Illustration by Matthew Daley

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Duly Quoted: Rob Ford

Mayor demurs when asked if he'll be attending this year's Pride.

By Hamutal Dotan

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Rob Ford’s “Woman Problem” Not His Alone

City Council's Protégée Program seeks to bring fresh—and female—faces into local politics.

By Bronwyn Kienapple • Photos by Christopher Drost

City council: still mostly men.
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Toronto Island Farm’s Fate Still Uncertain

Despite a victory for the High Park Zoo earlier this week, the short-term outlook for Centre Island's Far Enough Farm remains unclear.

By Steve Kupferman

Donkeys at Far Enough Farm. Photo by {a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/squiddity-of-toronto/2348788006/"}squiddity of toronto{/a}, from the {a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/torontoist/"}Torontoist Flickr Pool{/a}.
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Queen’s Park Watch: Why Nobody Wants an Election But We Could Get One Anyway

It's still a long shot, but the odds of a provincial election are ticking up slightly as nobody wants to back down on budget talks.

By Patrick Metzger • Illustration by Matthew Daley

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Duly Quoted: Frances Nunziata and Mike Layton

An unlikely alliance of councillors who want Metrolinx to rethink plans for the Union-Pearson Air Rail Link.

By Hamutal Dotan

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

In which we highlight key items from the month’s city council meeting. You can also watch it live.

By Steve Kupferman • Photo by Michael Chrisman

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