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May 2016
Preserving Local Heritage
There are more cranes in Toronto than any other city in North America. Not even New York has seen this level of rapid construction. While many people are happy to see densification in the city, we don’t want to lose the essence of Toronto. In addition to planning developments so neighbourhoods are walkable, accessible, and vibrant, it is important to maintain some history. Many Torontonians will remember fondly the sign from “Sam the Record Man”. While the sign was salvaged…
Find out more »March 2017
Improving City Council
Is it time to party up Toronto? Toronto City Hall can’t exactly be accused of great productivity. From debating the same subway more times than most of us care to count, to installing, then removing bike lanes, one has to question why there isn’t more direction at city hall. Would introducing parties into municipal politics help give voters a better sense of what each candidate stands for, what they can be held accountable for, and increase voter turnout? Could parties…
Find out more »May 2018
Term Limits – Will we get better politicians?
Toronto city councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon (Ward 32, Beaches-East York,) announced she will not run in the 2018 municipal election and is calling on other incumbent councillors to step aside too. Join us as we welcome her and policy expert Vasiliki (Vass) Bednar to discuss how incumbency impacts our democratic process.
Find out more »June 2018
Vision Zero or Zero Vision?
Vision Zero or Zero Vision?
What is Toronto doing to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety?
July 2018
Is there Value to a Diversity City Council?
Does Diversity benefit the city? How about diverse representation?
Find out more »September 2018
Reducing Toronto’s City Council
What impact will reducing Toronto's council size have on the residents of Toronto?
Find out more »October 2018
Uploading Toronto’s Subway – Is it a good idea?
Is uploading the Subway to the province a good idea? Is it a backdoor to the eventual privatization of the TTC or could regional management make the entire system more efficient? The Premier’s details are scant but such a move could be either disastrous or beneficial to the system. A special advisor has been appointed to develop the best approach to upload the asset. Premier Ford wants this to be the keystone of a regional transportation system while critics see…
Find out more »November 2018
Ranked Ballots – Should Ontario adopt it province wide?
Is it time Toronto adopted a ranked ballot system to elect our city representation? On October 22, London Ontario elected its first city council based on ranked ballots. It’s already in used in London, England, San Francisco, St. Paul’s Minnesota, and many other countries as far afield as Australia and Ireland. What are the advantages and what are the drawbacks? What can we expect to see from our first municipality in Ontario to use the system? Michael Urban from Ranked…
Find out more »July 2019
Housing Affordability – Policy Solutions vs Feel Good Policies
John Lorinc and Annabel Vaughan discuss housing affordability and discuss the differences between real solutions and feel good policies.
Find out more »August 2019
Food Waste: Reducing the Climate Change impact
Food Waste is a big contributor to climate change. How can we tackle this problem?
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