Posts Filed Under: tommy church

Historicist: The Fighting Words of Black Jack Robinson

For nearly 40 years as editor-in-chief of the Telegram, John R. Robinson aggressively covered local issues, building a loyal readership among Toronto's conservative Protestant working class.

By Jamie Bradburn Jul. 2nd, 1:44 pm

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Historicist: King vs Meighen for the Fate of Canada

Two political titans duke it out In back-to-back federal elections during the mid-1920s.

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 27th, 12:30 pm

Meet a Toronto Mayor: Tommy Church

A populist who never met a hand he wouldn't shake.

By Jamie Bradburn Jun. 10th, 2:15 pm

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Meet a Toronto Mayor: Horatio Hocken

A social reformer who championed an underground transit system decades before the subway was built.

By Jamie Bradburn May. 6th, 4:10 pm

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Historicist: The Greater Scheme of Things

Businessman and professor S.M. Wickett's early effort to form a regional government for the Greater Toronto Area.

By Kevin Plummer Nov. 16th, 1:00 pm

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Historicist: Birth of a Public Transit Provider

As the TTC faces budget cuts during its 90th anniversary month, a look back at its beginnings as the successor to a decrepit, underfunded transit provider.

By Jamie Bradburn Sep. 17th, 12:00 pm