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Housing plans by the dashboard light
City Hall Watcher #355: An attempt to build a better housing dashboard, plus one last ride for Toronto's speed camera program and another angle on…
Oct 27
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Matt Elliott
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The parking spaces between us
City Hall Watcher #354: Some new data on the Toronto Parking Authority's many empty parking spots, plus a controversial compromise on Craven, the…
Oct 20
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Matt Elliott
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Council offers Ford a fast fact check on speed cameras
City Hall Watcher #353: Your complete Toronto Council meeting recap for October 2025, featuring votes on speed cameras, crisis workers, the Bathurst…
Oct 14
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Matt Elliott
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Gondola lobbyists pull up to City Hall
City Hall Watcher #352: LOBBYIST WATCH returns, with stories about gondolas and a soccer pitch. Plus your October Council meeting preview, with speed…
Oct 6
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Matt Elliott
5
September 2025
The condo crash comes for City Hall
City Hall Watcher #351: A look at Toronto City Hall's dwindling development charge revenue, and the doom it could bring. Plus: Chow vs Carney, tonight's…
Sep 29
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Matt Elliott
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Introducing the new and improved Council Scorecard
City Hall Watcher #350: Presenting a new and very nerdy subscriber-exclusive feature providing interactive access to 15+ years of Council vote data and…
Sep 22
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Matt Elliott
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When the car's not king
City Hall Watcher #349: OPEN DATA CHALLENGE returns to look at where Toronto might need bike lanes next — and finds 73 intersections where cars are…
Sep 15
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Matt Elliott
9
Here we are now, going to the Parkside
City Hall Watcher #348: The Parkside speed camera has been cut down — AGAIN! A look at how the vandalism may have affected ticket revenue, and the…
Sep 8
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Matt Elliott
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Old friends, new lobbyists
City Hall Watcher #347: LOBBYIST WATCH returns for back-to-school season, with a look at a mayoral meeting with a former Harper MP, Michael Ford's…
Sep 2
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Matt Elliott
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August 2025
Toronto vs Ottawa: the redux, the sequel, the final reckoning (maybe)
City Hall Watcher #346: A look at Toronto's shelter stats, because there is yet another funding dispute with the federal government. Also: condo sales…
Aug 25
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Matt Elliott
8
The 2025 Council Power Rankings
City Hall Watcher #345: The pot must be stirred. Here are your 25 members of Toronto Council, ranked by influence. Plus: new data on motion success…
Aug 18
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Matt Elliott
7
Olivia's opposition: a look at Chow's top critics
City Hall Watcher #344: Marking the dog days of August with a Council Scorecard update — and a Council attendance check
Aug 11
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Matt Elliott
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