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The mayor's excited about Toronto getting up to $200 million a year from casinos. Based on all publicly available information, there's no reason to think that will happen.
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Hamutal Dotan • Illustration by Brian McLachlan
Standing by your colleague is one thing. Being an apologist for driving drunk is quite another.
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Hamutal Dotan
In the wake of countless controversies and a damning new report from the ombudsman, what is the state of the city under Rob Ford?
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Hamutal Dotan • Photo by Christopher Drost
In less than a month, OneCity was unveiled, lauded, mocked, and sidelined. How to do better next time.
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Hamutal Dotan
Pride Toronto deserves its funding, whether or not QuAIA marches in the parade.
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Hamutal Dotan • Photo by Corbin Smith
In the wake of a heated confrontation between the mayor and a Toronto Star journalist: what we mean when we call someone a man.
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Hamutal Dotan • Illustration by A.R. Pang
The mayor's persistent refusal to make Pride an essential part of his calendar is indefensible.
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Hamutal Dotan • Illustration by Matthew Daley
Why are we still fighting about something evidence has made clear all along?
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Hamutal Dotan
A lot of people are saying City Hall is in shambles. Don't believe them.
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Hamutal Dotan • Photos by Andrew Louis
On Monday, city council will debate changes to the TTC. Councillors who are committed to rational transit planning must set aside personal ambition, and maintain their unity, in deciding who should sit on the new board.
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Hamutal Dotan • Illustration by Brian McLachlan
The mayor and his allies are trying to fire TTC Chief General Manager Gary Webster for giving advice they didn't like. In so doing, they are making a mockery of the institution they purport to lead.
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Hamutal Dotan
The Fords are trying to divide Toronto against itself. But the downtown vs. suburbs rhetoric is both wrong and irresponsible.
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Hamutal Dotan • Photos by Andrew Louis
Rookie councillor stops flying under the radar, proposes a raft of motions that would reverse many of Rob Ford's proposed budget cuts.
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Hamutal Dotan • Photo by Christopher Drost
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