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The most disagreeable decisions of Toronto City Council
City Hall Watcher #406: After 5,000 attempts, a look at what SIMCOUNCILLOR tells us about Toronto Council. Plus Candidate Chaos looks at dumb rules…
Oct 19
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Matt Elliott
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Campaign cash rules everything around me
City Hall Watcher #405: The return of the CAMPAIGN CASH archive, plus a look at where candidates have been spending on Instagram and Facebook
Oct 13
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Matt Elliott
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Where Toronto’s mayoral race stands today — and how it might change
City Hall Watcher #404: Alex Olson returns to look at the state of the mayoral race, and how it might change in the 21 days we have left. Plus: LOBBYIST…
Oct 5
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Matt Elliott
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September 2026
All the wrong ways to talk about Toronto’s budget
City Hall Watcher #403: A look at the complex and confusing nature of Toronto’s annual spending plan, plus campaign chaos considers missing councillors…
Sep 28
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Matt Elliott
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Quantifying Council’s chatterboxes — and quietest members
City Hall Watcher #402: On a lark, I analyzed 392 hours of Council speech and can now tell you definitively which councillors like to talk. Also…
Sep 21
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Matt Elliott
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Issuing lobbying report cards at the end of the term
City Hall Watcher #401: Handing out a Lobbying Report Card for every councillor, plus the return of Intersection Inspection and more CANDIDATE CHAOS
Sep 14
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Matt Elliott
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Celebrate 400 issues with a game of SimCouncillor
City Hall Watcher #400: To mark a milestone, I’ve got a new interactive tool to help you find out how well you line up with your councillor. Plus…
Sep 8
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Matt Elliott
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August 2026
Following the money from the mayor’s property tax increases
City Hall Watcher #399: Andrey Levkovski looks at what three years of property tax increases paid for, plus rise of the robot permit checkers, a…
Aug 31
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Matt Elliott
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Introducing City Hall Watcher’s Election Projection Section
City Hall Watcher #398: A new collaboration helps forecast the municipal election, plus a Council Scorecard update and a look at the drama before the…
Aug 24
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Matt Elliott
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The 2026 Council Power Rankings
City Hall Watcher #397: After an action-packed, surprising term of Council, how do councillors rank in terms of power and influence?
Aug 17
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Matt Elliott
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Now loading: Data centre lobbying at Toronto City Hall
City Hall Watcher #396: Lobbyist Watch for July 2026, featuring notes on the grounded island airport debate, Loblaw's City Hall surveillance, and more!
Aug 10
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Matt Elliott
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Council closes term with debates on island airport, surveillance pricing and data centres
City Hall Watcher #395: Your complete recap of the July 2026 meeting of Toronto Council, with notes on housing, fires, a rebrand for the sewage…
Aug 4
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Matt Elliott
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