David Hains: Three City Hall items that are not about crack allegations

Since Bill Maher, Jimmy Kimmel and Jon Stewart have all joined the "commenting on Rob Ford allegedly using crack" game, it's time for some counter-programming...;

Troubled by the mayor’s apparent rule-bending?

Sometimes, the shocking thing is not the way people break the rules, it’s what the rules allow. This has been one of the themes of Rob Ford’s career...;

The most stressed-out man in Toronto

On a rainy Tuesday night in early December, a group of Toronto’s most fervent political junkies—public servants, bloggers, amateur policy wonks—...;

Gridiron politics

Rob Ford stands on a stage in front of City Hall, flanked by the Grey Cup–winning Toronto Argonauts. As blue-and-white confetti shoots up into the air...;

Ford’s midterm meeting: a greatest hits retrospective

Well, the long, drawn-out mid-term meeting of Toronto City Council ended yesterday after three days of frustration and ridiculousness punctuated by a...;

Why suburban commuters benefit most from our downtown subways

Under Mayor Rob Ford’s well-established transit policy, the vehicle of choice is “Subways! Subways! Subways!” and the funding plan is a literally...;

How not to support your friends who are accused of drunk driving

If you are a close friend of mine, and you are arrested for drunk driving, and you come to me for my support, I will tell you that I love you. And then...;

Rob Ford’s big lie

At Rob Ford’s executive committee meeting last week, city councillors had a long (and long overdue) discussion about ways to pay for public transit...;

Doug Ford doesn’t understand much about the private sector

In the City Hall drinking game, every time Councillor Doug Ford gets up and starts a speech with the words "folks, let me tell you how it works in the...;

Paul Ryan, Rob Ford and the problem of bat-signal politics

Watching the American Vice-Presidential debate last night, I was struck by Paul Ryan's bizarre segue from an accusation about Romney wanting to let the...;