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Bursting the bubble? Council eyes protest restrictions, High Park shuttle, leaf blower limits
City Hall Watcher #332: Your full preview of the May 2025 meeting of Toronto City Council, featuring debates on bubble zones for protests, leaf blowers…
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Matt Elliott
Toronto's multiplexes are multiplying — but not fast enough
City Hall Watcher #331: Guest contributor Damien Moule looks at the growth of multiplexes in Toronto, and the barriers that are preventing many…
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Simons says: lobby the mayor
City Hall Watcher #330: LOBBYIST WATCH for April 2025, featuring mayoral meetings with a department store, a developer and the Board of Trade. Plus…
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Matt Elliott
Carney crowned, McKelvie moves on, robot cars rise, leaf blowers may get banned
The Week at Toronto City Hall for May 5 to 9, 2025, featuring a potential leaf blower ban, development fee increases, self-driving delivery vehicles…
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Matt Elliott
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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Matt Elliott
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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