All Fried Up In The Big Smoke

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Pointless Finger Pointing

Posted on December 19, 2022 by "Brother" of Cityslikr

Mayor Tory’s bold housing plan passed council last Wednesday asking for a staff report by next March. As a politician who often touts his boldness, frequently followed by a lackluster follow-through, remember SmartTrack (bold purely for its naked political optics) and the proposed Raildeck Park (a bold miscalculation, as far as I can tell), this time round, the mayor’s dead serious. His Housing ACTION Plan, 2023, no less, is bold to the bone. Continue reading →

John Tory Thinks We’re Nobody

Posted on December 15, 2022 by "Brother" of Cityslikr

Before yesterday’s city council meeting which would feature, among either important items, a debate on the done deal that was the province’s Bill 39, Better Municipal Governance Act, Mayor Tory held a quick press conference. When asked about the bill, this was a clip of his partial response:

These are John Tory’s “nobody” comments, in his own words, responding to questions by @dmrider regarding the minority rule powers he requested from Doug Ford. pic.twitter.com/MVpzKBiMNb

— Josh Matlow (@JoshMatlow) December 15, 2022

Woah! Continue reading →

Bill 39 Is Us

Posted on December 8, 2022 by "Brother" of Cityslikr

Maybe I’ve been approaching it all wrong. Maybe Bill 39, Better Municipal Governance Act, is the perfect fit for the state of local democracy in Toronto in 2022.

Hear me out here. Continue reading →