A solution in search of a problem, municipal politics edition… #topoli
Ben SpurrI'll be on CBC's Metro Morning in a few minutes talking about former Harper cabinet minister Chris Alexander entering the race for Toronto mayor
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John Lorinc
Профиль VivelyToronto journalist & editor. Contributor to Globe & Mail, Toronto Star, Corporate Knights, Walrus, Spacing. Co-editor: Messy Cities (Coach House, 2025). Author: No Jews Live Here, A Memoir. https://chbooks.com/Books/N/No-Jews-Live-Here.
👇From someone who knows a thing or two about positive waves…
Mark WilsonWe need a positive wave to sweep Bradford out the door
The proponents always conflate convenience with value & those two are not the same.
Alex BozikovicWhy exactly is this airport valuable? How exactly does it contribute to the local economy while carrying 4% of passengers? No one can ever say. It’s vibes upon vibes. The airport itself can’t even cook up a plausible economic impact statement. www.thestar.com/business/tor...
#topoli New from me on @spacing.bsky.social: Against the ominous backdrop of @bradbradford’s fear-mongering & the ‘tough on crime’ messaging from Ford & Carney, the island airport victory showcases the power of positive thinking in an election year. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
The power of positive thinking, Toronto's version - Spacing TorontoI can’t remember a moment when split-screen politics was quite as pronounced as it is right now. Consider: On Friday, the federal Liberals put Doug Ford’s ridiculous island airport expansion nightmare...spacing.ca#cdnpoli New from me in @torontostar: Trump’s hockey stiff tariff threat is just a head fake & not a very good one at that. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
John Lorinc: Trump’s tariff on hockey sticks has exposed one thing: he’s talented at own goalsU.S. president’s latest round of trade moves will have unintended rippleswww.thestar.com@jasonthorne.bsky.social: we know this isn’t necessary, don’t we?
Alex FreemanAll bolted though. @johnlorinc.bsky.social
#topoli New from me on Spacing: As Brad Bradford doubles down on his city-in-chaos rhetoric, voters need to consider the long-term implications of a deliberately inflammatory campaign. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
LORINC: Brad Bradford continues his 'city-is-on-fire' routine - Spacing TorontoI’m old enough to remember when Brad Bradford’s pungent symbol of Toronto’s urban decay was the apparently misnamed Sankofa Square — according to him, a forlorn concrete trapezoid populated by addicts...spacing.caNew from me on @spacing: How Toronto became a platform for Rogers highly consolidated sports/venue/broadcast monopoly, and why our competition watchdog needs to investigate, asap. spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
LORINC: Toronto becomes RogersTown - Spacing TorontoAmazingly and shockingly, after years of public hand-wringing in Canada about the inflationary consequences of over-concentrated sectors (banking, airlines, groceries, telecom), Rogers has scored a ho...spacing.ca#topoli New from me on @spacing.bsky.social: spacing.ca/toronto/2026...
Howard Moscoe and the limits of municipal power - Spacing TorontoAt this week’s City Council meeting, Mayor Olivia Chow will move a motion to develop a plan for commemorating the veteran North York city councillor Howard Moscoe, who died in late May at the age of 8...spacing.ca(Also: the 16-year-old single malt of people watching…)
John Lorinc#topoli Pearson International Arrivals. The happiest spot in the GTHA.