Jeremy Honess: Political rhetoric – a dubious second language
2023 Thesis ProjectsCanadaPoliticsPoliticsTorontoToronto May 29, 2023
Throughout my time at Humber College, I found myself accidentally pigeonholed into covering issues on municipal politics. This inevitably led to me having lots of interviews with city councillors which got me thinking about their approach to how they responded to questions. What bothered me the most was their non-committal... Read more
2022 Toronto Fall Election Fraught with Predictable Unpredictability
ElectionsPoliticsTorontoToronto Municipal Election Mar 1, 2022
TORONTO – Over the past two years, Toronto’s economy has just barely endured the standing COVID-19 pandemic. According to a 2020 Destination Toronto study, after one year of the pandemic, the city lost upwards of $8.35 billion in Toronto’s visitor economy. With only a few months to go, candidates... Read more
John Tory is re-elected as Mayor of Toronto
CanadaElectionsEtobicokeNewsSpecialsToronto Municipal Election Oct 22, 2018
By Cassandra Turco, Katia Sist and Sarah Larke Skedline.com John Tory has won the mayoral race of Toronto’s municipal election by a landslide. “Building on the foundations of the last four years, over the next four years my goal is to make sure no one, anywhere in our city,... Read more
TTC proposes increased fares in 2017
Canada Nov 18, 2016
(Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Commons) The TTC is proposing an increase to fares for the sixth year in a row. The 10-cent increase comes as the transit agency faces a struggle to balance their books with lower ridership numbers and increasing operating costs. The TTC has released a report... Read more
By: Natalie Stoberman Athletes will be saying “home sweet home” to the nearly finished CIBC Pan Am / Parapan Am Athletes’ Village, officially handed over by Premier Kathleen Wynne and Mayor John Tory to the Toronto 2015 Committee last Friday. The Athlete’s Village is the biggest building project in... Read more
Tory has been elected Toronto’s next mayor
Archive 2014 Oct 28, 2014
John Tory has been elected as Toronto’s 65th Mayor.
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by: Aeryn Pfaff Kristyn Wong-Tam, incumbent councillor for Ward 27 (Toronto Centre-Rosedale) talks to Skedline about her effectiveness as a public servant, Barbara Hall Park, Mayor Rob Ford and the upcoming election. Read more
