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This Toronto Thing1 comment

cityslikr wrote 3 months ago: I am not a party person. Although I am a big fan of 24 Hour Party People. But politically speaking, … more →

Tags: Press coverage, Provincial Politics, City Building, CP24, gta, Kathleen Wynne, Liberal Party of Ontario

The Kids Are Alright2 comments

cityslikr wrote 4 months ago: Next time you get all hot under the collar at what you perceive to be shenanigans, childish antics o … more →

Tags: Municipal politics, Race 4 Mayor, City Council, TTC, Provincial Politics, City Building, city of toronto act, Toronto Police Services, Politics

The Other Woman1 comment

cityslikr wrote 7 months ago: I’ve been sitting here for most of the day, trying to write something, anything about the departure … more →

Tags: Municipal politics, Press coverage, Provincial Politics, City Building, Public Works Protection Act, Politics, Toronto, TTC, Queen's Park

Those Friday Afternoon Transit Blues4 comments

cityslikr wrote 8 months ago: On a scale of 1 to 10, I’d rate This Week In Transit News at about a 4. The grade’s only that high b … more →

Tags: Municipal politics, Newspapers, Press coverage, City Council, Provincial Politics, Budget, City Building, metrolinx, Toronto Star

Reassessing More Than Our Property Values5 comments

cityslikr wrote 9 months ago: In an announcement this week of Mark Towhey becoming Mayor Ford’s new chief of staff, Kelly Grant of … more →

Tags: Municipal politics, Newspapers, Press coverage, Provincial Politics, Budget, City Building, The Globe and Mail, city of toronto act, Politics

Queen's Park Strangers2 comments

cityslikr wrote 10 months ago: “Too much time has been wasted,” intoned Ontario’s Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation Bob … more →

Tags: City Building, City Council, metrolinx, Municipal politics, Newspapers, Provincial Politics, The Globe and Mail, TTC, Politics

Crisis? What Crisis?3 comments

cityslikr wrote 1 year ago: It was surprisingly calm, Joe Pennachetti’s talk yesterday afternoon at the Institute on Municipal F … more →

Tags: Municipal politics, elections 2010, Race 4 Mayor, City Council, TTC, Provincial Politics, Budget, City Building, Politics

Childish Behaviour2 comments

cityslikr wrote 1 year ago: I could not disagree with Christopher Hume more if he were, well, Rob Ford. He’s plea to the provinc … more →

Tags: Municipal politics, Newspapers, Press coverage, City Council, TTC, Provincial Politics, City Building, Toronto Star, city of toronto act

Our Harmful Politics Of Transit1 comment

cityslikr wrote 1 year ago: So, a few days of bashing Mayor Rob Ford’s flailing, rearguard action to save some semblance of his … more →

Tags: Municipal politics, City Council, Provincial Politics, City Building, Provincial Election 2011, Politics, Toronto, mayor, Mike Harris

The Politics Of Transit6 comments

cityslikr wrote 1 year ago: If you’ve ever played one of those 3-D board games, like say, chess or Battleship, you can get a sen … more →

Tags: Municipal politics, Newspapers, Press coverage, City Council, TTC, Provincial Politics, City Building, The Toronto Sun, Provincial Election 2011

Letting Them Off The Hook9 comments

cityslikr wrote 1 year ago: I’ve got no particular axe to grind with the Globe and Mail’s columnist Marcus Gee. His columns seld … more →

Tags: Municipal politics, Newspapers, Press coverage, TTC, Provincial Politics, City Building, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Sun, Provincial Election 2011

Hoisted On Our Own Petard3 comments

urbansophisticat wrote 1 year ago: Conventional wisdom has it that all politicians lie. They tell us what they think we want to hear in … more →

Tags: Municipal politics, elections 2010, Race 4 Mayor, Newspapers, Press coverage, City Building, The Toronto Sun, Politics, Toronto

Time For A Little Game Of Chicken3 comments

cityslikr wrote 1 year ago: Despite the divisive and highly acrimonious environment that has settled over council chambers at Ci … more →

Tags: Municipal politics, Newspapers, Press coverage, City Council, Provincial Politics, Budget, City Building, Law, The Globe and Mail

Shut Up And Just Look Pretty5 comments

cityslikr wrote 2 years ago: Of the many symbols the city of Washington D.C. represents, the one that should resonate most with t … more →

Tags: Municipal politics, Provincial Politics, Federal Election 2011, Politics, Toronto, mayor, Creatures of the province, City Hall, Washington D C

Vision Quest VI5 comments

cityslikr wrote 2 years ago: It’s Thursday. So you know what that means. Time for another Vision Quest. Toda— But wait, you’re al … more →

Tags: Municipal politics, elections 2010, Race 4 Mayor, Provincial Politics, Politics, Toronto, mayor, David Miller, George Smitherman

Meet A Mayoral Candidate XXII

urbansophisticat wrote 2 years ago: It’s Friday. Time for another Meet A—Oh, pick me! Pick me! Can I do it?! Can I?? Huh? Huh? Huh? Oh, … more →

Tags: Municipal politics, elections 2010, Race 4 Mayor, Provincial Politics, Politics, Toronto, mayor, David Miller, Joe Pantalone

Dance And Sing Like A Puppet On A String

cityslikr wrote 2 years ago: So where were we? Oh yeah, that’s right. In the middle of a municipal election campaign. One of the … more →

Tags: Municipal politics, elections 2010, Race 4 Mayor, City Council, Provincial Politics, Law, G20, Politics, Toronto

The 5.6% Dissolution5 comments

urbansophisticat wrote 2 years ago: Pondering Toronto’s 2010 mayoral campaign so far, which is something I do with fair regularity given … more →

Tags: Municipal politics, elections 2010, Race 4 Mayor, Provincial Politics, Budget, Law, Politics, Toronto, mayor

Crazy, Crazy, Crazy1 comment

cityslikr wrote 2 years ago: Crazy Hazel McCallion, McHellion I’ll call her, as I’m sure no one ever has before, she’s at it agai … more →

Tags: Municipal politics, elections 2010, Race 4 Mayor, Newspapers, Press coverage, Provincial Politics, philosophical musings, Politics, Toronto


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