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April 2025

Council creates a congestion czar — but how many cars does Toronto even have?
City Hall Watcher #329: An election day distraction! Your complete recap of the April 2025 meeting of Toronto City Council, with a special look at…
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Makeover, makeover: Toronto Council readies for debate on creating a pretty city
City Hall Watcher #328: Your Council meeting preview for April 2025, with debates on a beautiful city, the future of public blue bins, traffic…
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Spider-Man, a Big Red Monster, Santa (with a real beard) — and other tales from Council expense records
City Hall Watcher #327: A look at Toronto Council's 2024 office expenses — and how they got around the city
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A labour of lobbying love
City Hall Watcher #326: LOBBYIST WATCH for March 2025, featuring a union-led defence of a banned contractor, some snowy lobbying, public washrooms and…
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March 2025

Council approves Trump counterattack — and gets a pay raise
City Hall Watcher #325: Your recap of the March 2025 meeting of Toronto Council
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Council to talk about coyotes, federal support for shelters, and a big pay hike
City Hall Watcher #324: Your Council meeting preview for March 2025.
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Toronto versus Trump
City Hall Watcher #323: Mayor Olivia Chow reveals her tariff-fighting plan, Executive Committee meets after a March Break lull, and a chart of stolen…
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City Hall's Amazon addiction
City Hall Watcher #322: City Hall staff put more than $25 million on City credit cards last year. OPEN DATA CHALLENGE tries to track where the money…
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Trash of the titans
City Hall Watcher #321: LOBBYIST WATCH for February 2025, featuring a garbage future, the return of MINNAN-WONG, delivery robots and more
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February 2025

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