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 Toronto, Ontario
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#246: The rush for the doors toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/…
The rush for the doors

The rush for the doors

City Hall Watcher #246: A look at the comings and goings — mostly goings — of senior staff at City Hall since 2020, plus highlights (and lowlights!) from the TTC board and Planning & Housing Committee

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#244: Landing the financial plan toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/…
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#242: Short-term lobbying on a long-term plan toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/…
Short-term lobbying on a long-term plan

Short-term lobbying on a long-term plan

City Hall Watcher #243: LOBBYIST WATCH for August 2023, featuring tax reactionaries, snow removal, pet licensing & more. Plus: a special City Council preview.

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#242: Playter time for Intersection Inspection toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/…
Playter time for Intersection Inspection

Playter time for Intersection Inspection

City Hall Watcher #242: INTERSECTION INSPECTION returns, with a look at Playter & Danforth — by request! It all devolves into a rant about a parking lot.

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#241: How to dismantle a budget bomb toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/…
How to dismantle a budget bomb

How to dismantle a budget bomb

City Hall Watcher #241: The report on City Hall's long-term financial plan is out, and it spells trouble. In this issue, seven steps Mayor Olivia Chow will look to take to try to fix things

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#240: Olivia's Eleven toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/…

Olivia's Eleven

City Hall Watcher #240: Olivia Chow has put together her team at City Hall — a look at who they are, and how they might vote on issues like the Gardiner and police funding

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#239: Who's lobbying the new mayor?toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/…

Who's lobbying the new mayor?

City Hall Watcher #239: LOBBYIST WATCH for July 2023, featuring the first lobbyist meetings of Mayor Olivia Chow, a move to get the City off social media, and more

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#238: City Hall's short game: toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/…

City Hall's short game: reserve funds pile up as Toronto struggles to spend capital budget

City Hall Watcher #238: Special guest Damien Moule on Toronto City Hall's troubling trend of undershooting their spending goals on repairs and infrastructure

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#237: Council moves onward to the Olivia era toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/…
Council moves onward to the Olivia era

Council moves onward to the Olivia era

City Hall Watcher #237: Your July 2023 Council meeting recap, featuring the refugee shelter crisis, booze in parks, leaf blowers and more. Plus: parking!

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#236: A midsummer week's Council meeting toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/…

A midsummer week's Council meeting

City Hall Watcher #236: Council and new Mayor Olivia Chow to talk booze, leaf blowers, and e-scooters this week — here's your full preview

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#235: New mayor, same problems toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/…

New mayor, same problems

City Hall Watcher #235: The state of the city — in charts — as Olivia Chow gets set to officially take office. Plus: budgetary DOOM!

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#234: 🕵️ An investigation: John Tory and the case of the curiously-timed endorsement toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/…
🕵️ An investigation: John Tory and the case of the curiously-timed endorsement

🕵️ An investigation: John Tory and the case of the curiously-timed endorsement

City Hall Watcher #234: Comparing the early vote with the e-day vote. Did Tory dither too long? Plus: LOBBYIST WATCH!

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#233: A by-election, in charts toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/…

A by-election, in charts

City Hall Watcher #233: Olivia Chow has been elected the next mayor of Toronto. Here are some charts about that.

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Next stop: new mayor toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/…
Next stop: new mayor

Next stop: new mayor

City Hall Watcher Special: The end is near. The end is here. (Plus a special offer.)

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#232: The writing on the wall spells just one name toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/…

The writing on the wall spells just one name

City Hall Watcher #232: Your pre-election issue, featuring a timely Council meeting recap, a candidate scorecard, a poll tracking update & more!

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#231: Go Bloor West, young cyclist toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/…
Go Bloor West, young cyclist

Go Bloor West, young cyclist

City Hall Watcher #231: Your complete Council meeting preview for June 2023, plus PLATFORM VIEWs, mayoral polls and more!

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#230: Behind the scenes of City Hall's quixotic quest to investigate two social media accounts toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/…

Behind the scenes of City Hall's quixotic quest to investigate two social media accounts

City Hall Watcher #230: Adin Wagner looks at the FOI documents revealing City Hall's search for the people behind anti-Bradford and Anti-Bailão campaigns, plus LOBBYIST WATCH!

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#229: Before you vote for the candidates, see how the candidates voted toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/…
Before you vote for the candidates, see how the candidates voted

Before you vote for the candidates, see how the candidates voted

City Hall Watcher #229: Your handy pocket reference to the Council voting records for current and former councillors seeking the mayor's chair

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#228: House league scores toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/…

House league scores

City Hall Watcher #228: OPEN DATA CHALLENGE returns with an attempt to quantify the NIMBYism and/or developer friendliness of members of Toronto City Council — including three mayoral candidates

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#227: Toronto Council and the multiplex of madness toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/…

Toronto Council and the multiplex of madness

City Hall Watcher #227: Your complete Council recap for May 2023, featuring multiplexes, park booze, the Gardiner and more! Plus: the debut of PLATFORM VIEW

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