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Park that ticket

I t’s been a ping-pong legal battle over fake parking tickets but the latest ping, or is it pong, goes to the city of Toronto. In a ruling this week, the Superior Court of Justice upheld a Toronto bylaw that prevents private parking lot operators from ...

From JENNIFER LEWINGTON TORONTO CITY HALL BUREAU CHIEF, Globe and Mail,  24 Nov 2009

Toronto set to debate ban on corporation and union donations for elections

W atch for much huffing and puffing tomorrow over a proposed city ban on donations by corporations and unions to candidates in the 2010 municipal election. If approved by Mayor David Miller’s executive committee tomorrow (Nov 24), and endorsed by ...

From JENNIFER LEWINGTON TORONTO CITY HALL BUREAU CHIEF, Globe and Mail,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Miller,  Stuart Green

Deal puts more officers on street at critical times

C ITY HALL BUREAU CHIEF More Toronto police officers will be on the street when they are needed to answer calls, under a work-shift deal announced yesterday after years of negotiations that moved at a glacial pace. In a joint statement, top ...

From JENNIFER LEWINGTON, Globe and Mail,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Bill Blair

Setting the (political) table

W ith a Ph.D. in theology and social ethics, lefty Toronto councillor Joe Mihevc (Ward 21, St. Paul’s) has a penchant for big-picture ideas with grassroots appeal. (Tell that to his disgusted opponents of the St. Clair Street transit right-of-way). His ...

From JENNIFER LEWINGTON TORONTO CITY HALL BUREAU CHIEF, Globe and Mail,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Miller,  Facebook Inc.,  Twitter Inc

Campaign financing takes a hit

A proposed Toronto ban on corporate and union donations, expected to win council approval in time for next year's civic election, means even big-name candidates would have to work harder for every campaign dollar. "It's an absolute and total ...

From JENNIFER LEWINGTON, Globe and Mail,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: John Tory,  George Smitherman,  Barbara Hall,  David Miller

Health board proposes stricter idling limit

L adies and gentlemen, cut your engines. Toronto public health officials are lobbying the city to reduce from three minutes to one minute the amount of time drivers can idle their vehicles before fines kick in. The city's board of health is scheduled to ...

From JENNIFER LEWINGTON, Globe and Mail,  16 Nov 2009

City ordered to release details of light-pole sale

T he city was too secretive about its $60-million sale of street-light poles to Toronto Hydro and will have to release details by Dec. 1, the provincial privacy commission has ruled. The final decision, following an interim order in 2007 by the privacy ...

From JENNIFER LEWINGTON, Globe and Mail,  11 Nov 2009

Smoking out the candidates

E ager to be a player in next year’s municipal election, the Toronto Board of Trade today released a “discussion paper” on issues that should be tackled by those lining up to fill Mayor David Miller’s shoes. Are you listening, George Smitherman? Come on ...

From JENNIFER LEWINGTON TORONTO CITY HALL BUREAU CHIEF, Globe and Mail,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Miller,  George Smitherman,  John Tory,  Adam Giambrone

Smitherman declares Toronto mayoral bid

G eorge Smitherman, former Ontario deputy premier and minister of energy and infrastructure, announced moments ago he will run next year for mayor of Toronto, a city he says is “in desperate need of strong leadership.” Mr. Smitherman said: “I am a son ...

From JENNIFER LEWINGTON, Globe and Mail,  9 Nov 2009

Related Topics: David Miller

Pan Am Games bid gives Toronto a sporting win

T he 2015 Pan Am Games are coming to Toronto and region, a victory sure to kick-start major new investments in sports facilities and mixed-income housing. The decision, announced around 4:45 p.m. (ET) in Guadalajara by the Pan American Sports ...

From JENNIFER LEWINGTON, Globe and Mail,  6 Nov 2009

Related Topics: George Smitherman,  Joe Pantalone

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