ON THE COVER (May/June 2023)
August 8th, 2023 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER (May/June 2023)
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Olivia Chow: Harper’s Ominous Omnibus
August 10th, 2012 · 2 Comments
This budget is not good for Canadians, nor is it good fiscal policy.
By Olivia Chow, Member of Parliament for Trinity-Spadina
Tags: Annex · Editorial · General
Robocall roundup
May 13th, 2012 · Comments Off on Robocall roundup
VAUGHAN CALLS FOR NEW ROBOCALL ELECTION RULES, EXPERTS WEIGH IN ON WHAT’S NEXT
By Alexa Huffman
At city hall in April, councillors weighed in on human trafficking in Toronto, and sport fishing on the city’s lakeshore. But, a motion for new robocall rules for future elections especially stood out.
A bird’s eye view: A look at the west downtown ridings
April 29th, 2011 · Comments Off on A bird’s eye view: A look at the west downtown ridings
To further help with your decision to vote today, the Gleaner has compiled an interactive map with information about the ridings that we cover: Trinity-Spadina, Parkdale-High Park, Davenport, and St. Paul’s.
To see complete coverage of the candidates for Trinity-Spadina and Parkdale-High Park, click here and here.
Online in #TrinSpa: local candidates tap social media
April 19th, 2011 · Comments Off on Online in #TrinSpa: local candidates tap social media
By Beth Macdonell
“I heard someone call this the Seinfeld election. The election about nothing,” says James Norrie, a social media researcher and associate dean at Ryerson University. “It seems pretty apathetic out there.”
Still, Norrie believes in the power of social media. “If social media can provoke social unrest to the point that a government can fall,” he says, “it can mobilize voters.”
Tax, transport, and pirates: Trinity-Spadina candidates are put in the hot seat
April 15th, 2011 · 4 Comments
Compiled by Emina Gamulin, Perry King, and Beth Macdonell
The Riding
Trinity-Spadina neighbourhoods include Chinatown, Little Italy, Little Portugal, Kensington Market, the Annex, Seaton Village, Harbord Village, University of Toronto, Koreatown, Queen West, King West, the West Waterfront and the Toronto Islands. The riding is one of the most rapidly changing areas in the city due to the increase in condo developments. More than 41 per cent of residents listed a language other than English or French as their mother tongue.
Tags: Liberty · News · People · General
Time to ask your west-downtown Toronto federal candidates some questions
April 4th, 2011 · 4 Comments
Gleaner Community Press is interviewing Federal candidates for Trinity-Spadina and Parkdale-High Park and we are seeking questions from you (besides “why are we having another election?”).
After we have received all the questions we will then make a final selection based on diversity, relevance to the local community, and “goodness” (objectively and subjectively decided by our editorial staff), dutifully record the answers, and publish them for all to read.