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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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • Matt Elliott

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November 2025

Supersized speed signs, park profanity, and bringing on more bike lanes

The week at Toronto City Hall for December 1 to 5, featuring some evolving avenues, scaled-down environmental plans, and a new water shuttle.

Nov 28, 2025 • Matt Elliott

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Handing out some housing report cards

City Hall Watcher #359: Some charts of which wards are contributed to Toronto's housing starts. Plus a provincial perspective and a Ford fact check

Nov 24, 2025 • Matt Elliott

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Council comes to compromise on corner stores and — surprise! — disbands the TPA Board

City Hall Watcher #358: Your complete Toronto Council recap for November 2025, featuring votes on neighbourhood retail, the Toronto Parking Authority…

Nov 17, 2025 • Matt Elliott

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Council looks to keep corner stores closed

City Hall Watcher #357: Your complete Council meeting preview for November 2025, featuring debates on local retail, rental protections, snow and…

Nov 10, 2025 • Matt Elliott

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Lobbyists hunker down for long cold winter

City Hall Watcher #356: LOBBYIST WATCH returns in the shadow of a devastating loss, with stories about snow removal, sixplexes, Rick Leary and more

Nov 3, 2025 • Matt Elliott

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October 2025

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, 2025 • Matt Elliott

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