Throughout the history of the University-Rosedale district, and its predecessor the Trinity-Spadina district (created in 1999 but replaced by the University-Rosedale district in 2018), the election result has almost always been NDP.

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NDP scores more votes than all rivals combined By Geremy Bordonaro Jessica Bell of the New Democratic Party (NDP) is the first ever Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for the newly formed riding of University-Rosedale. The riding, which encompasses the northern half of what was once Trinity-Spadina, includes all of the Annex. The 2018 Ontario provincial […]

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  READ MORE ON THE ELECTION: NEWS: Grilling potential MPPs (Election Special 2018) EDITORIAL: The market has no moral compass (Election Special 2018) GREENINGS: Choosing the lesser evil (Election Special 2018) FORUM: Bold new initiatives for Ontario (Election Special 2018) FORUM: Reducing downtown’s vehicles by 25 per cent (May 2018) FORUM: What kind of Ontario do we want? […]

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University-Rosedale candidates answer your questions Over the last five months we’ve published forum pieces by five people running to be your Member of Provincial Parliament in the newly formed riding of University-Rosedale: Jessica Bell (New Democratic Party), Daryl Christoff (New People’s Choice Party of Ontario), Jo-Ann Davis (Ontario Liberal Party), Tim Grant (Green Party of Ontario), […]

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Making the case for the provincial Liberals By Jo-Ann Davis Elections have consequences. On June 7, voters in Ontario will make a choice that will have a profound impact on the welfare of students, seniors, families in our community, the economy, and environment. Premier Wynne and the Liberal government are offering Ontarians bold new initiatives […]

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Concrete yard to become shared greenspace By Geremy Bordonaro A concrete school yard at Monsignor Fraser College is set to be redeveloped into a park that will be shared by the school and community under a 21-year joint use agreement between the City of Toronto and the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB). It will […]

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Local politicians celebrate Canada at 150 As the nation celebrated the big 150 this month, we wondered how our local politicians marked our big day. Member of Provincial Parliament Han Dong (Trinity-Spadina), councillors Joe Cressy (Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina) and Mike Layton (Ward 19, Trinity-Spadina), and Toronto Catholic District School Board trustee Catholic School Board Jo-Ann […]

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Phase one to include removal of fence By Annemarie Brissenden Plans are afoot to green the Annex campus of Monsignor Fraser College, but help — lots of help — is needed to raise the $300,000 it will cost to make that happen. Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) trustee Jo-Ann Davis (Ward 9, St. Paul’s, […]

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New facility to include childcare spaces By Annemarie Brissenden Local Catholic elementary school students will soon have a new school with a view. The Ontario government has announced that it will spend $9.4 million on a new school to be built where St. Raymond Catholic School currently sits on Barton Avenue, overlooking Christie Pits. The […]

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In Ward 20, Adam Vaughan easily won re-election with 74 per cent of the vote. Mike Yen, whose platform was very similar to Mayor-elect Rob Ford, and whose message of “Stop the War on Fun” resonated with local fraternities and bars, including the Brunswick House, came in a distant second with 3,601 votes. Dean Maher, […]

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