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Council speeds on the Gardiner, sails on electric ferries and weathers the storm
The Week at Toronto City Hall for July 29 through August 2, plus a complete recap of the July 2024 Council meeting
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Matt Elliott
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Sun's out, Council's in — and ready to debate the Gardiner, the Science Centre, and rats
City Hall Watcher #289: Your full preview of Council's July 2024 meeting, plus a look at some by-election stats as the race in Ward 15 begins
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Matt Elliott
Executive Committee executive summary
City Hall Watcher #288: Mayor Olivia Chow's Executive Committee has one last ride before the summer break
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Lobbying leads to by-election reunion
City Hall Watcher #287: LOBBYIST WATCH for June 2024 featuring EV charging advertisements, a by-election reunion, and the thrilling end of the…
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Matt Elliott
A wooden building, a Quayside proposal, our solo city, and a troubling office market report
The Week at Toronto City Hall for July 8-12, also featuring notes on single-stair egress, a rat-fighting effort, and Scarborough speed bumps. Also: One…
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Matt Elliott
They blinded us with the Science Centre
City Hall Watcher #286: Your Council recap for June 2024, featuring a TINY SCORECARD about bikes, plus recaps of debates on the Science Centre, some…
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Matt Elliott

June 2024

Council backs rentals, fights renovictions, and goes forward with Sankofa
The Week at Toronto City Hall for July 1 to 5 featuring a Toronto Islands Master Plan, rising costs at St. Lawrence Market North, an Airbnb audit and…
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Council's in for summer
City Hall Watcher #285: A full preview of this week's Council meeting, featuring debates on rental housing, Sankofa Square, cycling & more. Plus: land…
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Olivia Chow's opposition rises in the west
City Hall Watcher #284: A Council Scorecard update shows precipitous declines for two west-side councillors, plus a preview of this week's Executive…
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EHON and beyond — what's next for Toronto housing policy
City Hall Watcher #283: Guest Damien Moule on what's left on the housing reform to-do list at Toronto City Hall
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Matt Elliott
TTC spares us a strike
The Week at Toronto City Hall for June 10-14, featuring a new report on building lots of rental housing, safety changes for Avenue Road and a literal…
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Matt Elliott
Lobbying is a Virtue (and a Morgan Rielly)
City Hall Watcher #282: LOBBYIST WATCH for May 2024, featuring a figure skater, a hockey player and a half-white wall on a heritage home. Plus: Cisco…
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Matt Elliott
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