The Mayors of Jane Jacobs’ Toronto
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” by Jane Jacobs, a book which influenced generations of urban planners and…
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The Mayors of Jane Jacobs’ Toronto
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" by Jane Jacobs, a book which influenced generations of urban planners and…
The Mayors of Jane Jacobs’ Toronto
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of "The Death and Life of Great American Cities" by Jane Jacobs, a book which influenced generations of urban planners and…
The Ford Gang Stays True To Form
Although I don't live in Toronto, it has become an object of fascination for me since the election of Mayor Rob and Doug Ford. Within their fiefdom resides a psychology…
Will Rob Ford Put an End to Blissful Ignorance?
On February 15, 1983, the New York Times ran a headline: Reagan Misstatements Getting Less Attention.Ronald Reagan was not only the first American President to bring the Religious Right into…
Rob Ford’s War: The Fight Back Begins
His ghastly face stares out from newspaper boxes all over the city, like Big Bubbah. The message couldn't be clearer, or more urgent.Rob Ford has declared war on us. Now…
Civil War Looming In "Ford Nation" HQ
If I were a betting man, I would have slapped down a c-note that Ford's administration would go off the rails within two years. Even during the election it was…
Rob Ford dropping like a rock
One question for Torontonians: what took you so long?One of the biggest polls ever conducted in Toronto shows residents from every corner of the city are overwhelmingly against Mayor Rob…
The Ugly Cons and the Broken Liberals
OK. Let me get this straight eh? The Con smear machine that destroyed Ignatieff and Dion, goes after Brian Topp.“Topp is a union boss and has deep union ties,” they…
Rob Ford Wants to Put Back Pictures of Queen in Toronto Public Buildings
The Queen's image has been retouched and will also appear on Toronto Subway Tokens.
Manning Centre releases 2011 State of Canada’s Conservative Movement
The Manning Centre, founded by former Opposition and Reform Party Leader Preston Manning, released its second annual State of Canada’s Conservative Movement report. The study is comprised of three parts,…
An Interesting Phone Poll
Got a robo-call last night (from Access Research? Someone at 180 Bloor West, anyway, whose voice-mail won't give you a company name) asking who I'd vote for municipally, what I…
Toronto mulls deep service cuts to begin meeting $774M budget shortfall
In the effort to reduce a budget shortfall of $774M in the City of Toronto, we may find that the city our forebears worked so hard to create will be…
Rob Ford and the Moron Nation
(click pic to enlarge)As I watched a storm sweeping in over Toronto this evening, I couldn't help thinking about how Rob Ford is planning to turn the city I have…
The Only Gravy Rob Ford Could Find
...was on those poor kid's Xmas turkey.Although I disagree that the late upsurge in Anti-Ford administration anger is entirely a product of Metro's downtowners. I know a couple of Ford…
European Revolt Against Austerity Picks Up Steam
Strikers in Italy resist austerity. It seems apparent that European politicians somehow missed out the economics class where they explain how massive cuts to public spending in the middle of…
Oh, look: everything Team Ford touches turns to crap. Don’t look so surprised
I'm all for respectful dialogue and agreeing to disagree, but there's a point at which you just have to admit it: we are right and they are wrong and clinging…
Rob Ford to attend TIFF kickoff
Toronto mayor Rob Ford and his brother, councillor Doug Ford will be at tonight's Toronto International Film Festival world premiere of the U2 documentary From the Sky Down. The Ford…
Doug Ford’s backroom sweetheart dealings on waterfront breaks Ford Nation campaign promise and the Toronto Municipal Code
Toronto News: Doug Ford’s mall dealings spark complaint - thestar.com Doug Ford claimed to various newspapers that he had been in talks with The Westfield Group regarding proposals for the…
Sign Posted on Jarvis in Toronto
Here's a picture I found via FailBlog that I planned to share a while ago. It still has relevance if you're familiar with the Ford-era of politics in Toronto.