The mayor’s silent treatment holds the city hostage

This week, city council had to deal with two large pieces of business: one issue of substance and one issue of alleged substance abuse. The former—the...;

Putting the train before the passengers in yet another subway vs. LRT debate

City Hall is heading for a rerun of last year’s greatest hits. Let the sounds of “Call Me Maybe” whisk you back to spring 2012, where an uprising...;

The problem with working for far more than the weekend

The future has arrived in Toronto, for better or for worse. Whether you call it “the end of work,” the “gig economy” or “precarious employment...;

It’s not complicated: No one should have to sleep in the street

It was a juxtaposition that would have been funny were it not so damn sad: Last Friday, Mayor Rob Ford visited the car show, press gallery in tow. Some...;

Why attack a straw man when we can discuss his ideas instead?

Recently, I told a daily-newspaper reporter that, despite my opinion that Rob Ford’s policies are mostly destructive, I thought the mayor had “good...;

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 mayor’s got a second chance to make good on his primary promise

There was lots of big news during the final weekend in January: We got a new premier! (Kathleen Wynne! She’s a she! She’s gay! She’s from Toronto...;

Big ideas are fine, but there’s no such thing as a cure-all solution to city building

The public consultation process about a possible casino in downtown Toronto is winding up this week. So far, the debate has centred, in part, on the idea...;

New year, new you

It’s a whole new year. Time for fresh starts, resolutions, babies in top hats—all that stuff. So, naturally, I spent my first full work week of January...;

The City Hall Show, 2012: It was all just a dream

There were many moments during the past year when Toronto’s politics felt like one of those flashback episodes from an old sitcom. We revisited some...;