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Toronto Election 2014: Olivia Chow on Seven Key Issues
From transit and cycling to the environment and policing, here's how she would tackle some of the biggest challenges facing the city. TRANSIT In March 2014, Olivia Chow was first out of the gate with a...
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The Property Tax Myth of Campaign 2014
The leading candidates promise they can keep property taxes around or below inflation. Here's why that promise is either irresponsible or the product of wishful thinking.Photo by Sandra Herber from the...
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The Strange Journey of Ari Goldkind
Over the past four years, countless Torontonians frustrated with Rob Ford have engaged themselves in municipal politics for the first time. This one decided to run for mayor.Photo by Liam Casey. There...
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Why We Must Talk About White Privilege
The idea that systemic racism has victims but no beneficiaries is a lie we must confront and destroy.Photo by Keith Armstrong from the Torontoist Flickr Pool. In the last days of Toronto’s municipal...
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Liveblog: Municipal Election 2014
Results, analysis, fact-checks, and more. Follow along as Toronto elects its new mayor and city council. .wpgmza_map img { max-width:none !important; } Get Directions For: Driving Walking Bicycling...
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Why John Tory Should Push for Ranked Ballots
An analysis of the 2014 election results suggests it would be in his own best interests—and in the best interests of voters.Results for the 2014 mayoral election. Colours associated with single...
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2014 Villain: Campaign-Trail Transit Planning
Nominated for: being mostly about simple maps, catchy slogans, and inadequate solutions.Torontoist is ending the year by naming our Heroes and Villains—the people, places, things, and ideas that have...
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2014 Villain: Not-So-Latent Bigotry on the Campaign Trail
Nominated for: encouraging the ignorant and intolerant and demeaning our public discourse.Torontoist is ending the year by naming our Heroes and Villains—the people, places, things, and ideas that have...
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Extra, Extra: Mother Nature Is Cruel and Unloving, Wayne Gretzky Has a...
Every weekday’s end, we collect just about everything you ought to care about or ought not to miss. Photo by Kelli Korducki. If you’ve been outdoors to endure Mother Nature’s corporal punishment today,...
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Olivia Chow Announces Federal Run, Sets Matchup Against Adam Vaughan
Former mayoral candidate confirms return to federal politics with a bid for Spadina-Fort York. She’s ba-ack. This morning, Olivia Chow confirmed suspicions of her planned return to federal politics,...
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Historicist: “We Are Confident That Victory Is in Sight”
This post was originally published on July 6, 2013. At first glance, the space above Asteria Souvlaki Place at 292A Danforth Ave. drew little attention to itself. Until February 11, 1990, its...
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The First Step for a Fairer City? Getting Women Elected
Women Win Toronto, an organization to help women run for municipal office, is holding a launch event Wednesday. How do you know you belong? We often look to our communities for the comforting feeling...
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