City Council is Supreme | politics | via @Torontoist and @hamutaldotan | #TOpoli
… we are optimistic. We have a government that is working. It is making decisions based on evidence, and it is defending those decisions over time. It is a government…
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@AdamCF and @JM_McGrath talk governance, institutional reform, and #TOpoli
I’ll say it again: two of the smartest fellas on #TOpoli. I’ve already linked to JM’s thoughtful and well-argued piece, but for those of you haven’t read it, it’s here.…
@jm_mcgrath, Rob Ford, and municipal governance | #TOpoli
What #TOpoli social-media types get up to on Saturday nights. Sad, isn’t it. Seriously, though, a thoughtful, well-argued piece that raises several worthwhile questions about our current governing structures —…
Photo: Dundas & Ossington, #Toronto, Sat. March 3, 1 pm
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THIS is what the Toronto transit fight is all about? REALLY?! #TOpoli – It’s a Remarkk-able life
As a resident of St Clair West, I really resent the presentation of the St Clair streetscape as some kind of second coming of Darfur. Yes, the construction was bungled…
Video: Oh, and speaking of Grover Norquist … | #uspoli
Samantha Bee, I’ve always loved you. (h/t @cityslikr, @jm_mcgrath, @davidhains and @neville_park) Related posts: From Grover Norquist to Gary Webster: putting #TeamFord’s #TTC jihad in context | #TOpoli #Toronto Don…
Video: @JoshMatlow on #transit planning | #TOpoli #TTC #Toronto
From a meeting on the future of public transit, hosted by Toronto councillors Josh Matlow and Karen Stintz, Feb. 28, 2012. One caveat: That said, god love @jbcurio for getting…
Video: @JoshMatlow on population density and subways | #TOpoli #transit #Toronto
From a meeting on the future of public transit, hosted by Toronto councillors Josh Matlow and Karen Stintz, Feb. 28, 2012. Related posts: Video: @KarenStintz’s opening remarks, Feb. 28, 2012…
Video: @KarenStintz’s opening remarks, Feb. 28, 2012 | #TOpoli #transit #Toronto
From a meeting on the future of public transit, hosted by Toronto councillors Josh Matlow and Karen Stintz. Permalink | Leave a comment »
@DavidHains: Great minds … | #TOpoli
Just uploading some video from tonight’s transit meeting hosted by Josh Matlow and Karen Stintz. There’ll be more on this, but in the meantime … Don’t know about anyone else…
Canadian political scandals and the dangers of false equivalencies | #cdnpoli #robocalls
There’s a big difference between objectivity and / or impartiality on the one hand, and mindless, cringing devotion to “balance” on the other. The news out of Ottawa sees two…
From Grover Norquist to Gary Webster: putting #TeamFord’s #TTC jihad in context | #TOpoli #Toronto
By now, the initial shock and outrage occasioned by the firing of Gary Webster has probably subsided. Most of the observers whose work I follow have had their say and…
Another Rob Ford gem, and its bearing on the #TTC | #TOpoli #saveGaryWebster
No regard for process. No understanding of how things are done. No input at all, except for the voices in his head. Nothing new here. Really, I could sit here…
Don Drummond’s austerity medicine: suck it, Ontario | #onpoli
I’m a little late to the game, so not much in the way of new or innovative analysis or reaction. For starters, though, I’d recommend you take a look at…
Rob Ford does NOT kick puppies, FFS. Or kittens. | #TOpoli
Once again, people: context. It’s a thing. You can look it up. Related posts: @neville_park, I think I love you What actually happened On Rob Ford and generosity of spirit…
On Rob Ford and generosity of spirit | #TOpoli #Jack
Bear with me for a second. I’ve been indulging in some rather unseemly woohooing, both here and on the Tweeter, over the results of this week’s transit debate at city…
Time for a #TransitCity happy dance? | #TOpoli #TeamFord
Last summer I wrote a short post about Jack Layton’s legacy of generosity. There are many elements to citizenship — respect, engagement, critical thinking — but of all those elements,…
#TeamFord and our city: Can no one talk sense to these guys? | #TOpoli #transit #TOlabourdispute
Well, what a week. Over the past few days we’ve seen Team Ford apply its magic touch to transit, to labour relations, and in a more overarching way, to our…
@Goldsbie and @NickKouvalis talk #transit, but where’s @KarenStintz? | #TOpoli #TTC
Haven’t decided whether to keep using Storify or move to Posterous’s embeddable tweets. In the meantime … Related posts: @NickKouvalis tweets about transit, politics and @TTCchair @KarenStintz | #TOpoli In…
@NickKouvalis tweets about transit, politics and @TTCchair @KarenStintz | #TOpoli
You remember him, don’t you? Ran a successful campaign for Rob Ford, now the principal at Campaign Research. Related posts: @dmrider cuts through the #TeamFord spin | #TOpoli #TObudget In…