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Council offers support for Chow's low-tax budget, as election looms
City Hall Watcher #371: A recap of the final budget meeting of the Council term, with notes on would-be budget busters, reserve funds, the police, and…
Feb 17
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Matt Elliott
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One Council meeting after another
City Hall Watcher #370: A recap of a short Council meeting and a preview of another one, with notes on the tiny details in Mayor Olivia Chow's budget…
Feb 9
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Matt Elliott
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Lobbyists start the new year with some yacht talk, Waymo wayfinding, and more
City Hall Watcher #369: LOBBYIST WATCH for January 2026, plus the latest on the mayor's glossy budget and this week's pint-sized Council meeting.
Feb 2
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Matt Elliott
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January 2026
A blizzard of housing data
City Hall Watcher #368: A new Council Scorecard update helps to keep track of housing progress in your ward, plus let's go for a ride on the seabus
Jan 26
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Matt Elliott
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Wedding bells, rooftop police drones, eco goats and other notes from Toronto's 2026 budget
City Hall Watcher #367: Notes from a spending plan under development
Jan 19
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Matt Elliott
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The 2026 Budget Launch Spectacular
City Hall Watcher #366: Toronto's budget launches with a spectacularly low property tax increase. Here's a look at what changed.
Jan 12
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Matt Elliott
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And 2025's busiest lobbyist award goes to...
City Hall Watcher #365: Lobbyist Watch for December 2025, with notes on Waymo, tow trucks, house-building robots, and 2025's most prolific City Hall…
Jan 5
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Matt Elliott
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December 2025
2025: the year in charts
City Hall Watcher #364: A look back at the legends and plots that moved Toronto City Hall in 2025.
Dec 29, 2025
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Matt Elliott
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Council decks the halls with votes on a faster Finch, a luxury land transfer tax and a TTC guarantee
City Hall Watcher #363: What Council did at their final meeting of 2025, featuring a look at ward incomes versus support for a luxury land transfer tax…
Dec 22, 2025
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Matt Elliott
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Council gets ready for festive debate about a faster Finch
City Hall Watcher #362: Your complete preview of Council's December 2025 meeting agenda
Dec 15, 2025
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Matt Elliott
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Introducing the City Council Buddy System
City Hall Watcher #361: The Council Scorecard gets updated with a look at the various factions at City Hall, plus fare capping, a luxury land transfer…
Dec 8, 2025
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Matt Elliott
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Waymo looks at TO, and more stories from a month of lobbying
City Hall Watcher #360: LOBBYIST WATCH for November 2025 featuring notes on self-driving taxis, wifi garbage bins, falling glass and a Capital offence.
Dec 1, 2025
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Matt Elliott
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