Calls for the sacking of the chief from elected officials have begun.

The next apologies should be from Doug Ford, John Tory and the Toronto Police Association, all of whom convicted him with their statements when he was released on bail.

Toronto Police officers appear to have lied on the stand to try and get a man wrongly convicted of murder.

Feels like we have to talk about it now.

#topoli Today on Spacing: In the aftermath of the rejection of minor variances on an excellent gentle density project at 91 Barton, we need to ask whether it’s time to cancel the Committee of Adjustment. spacing.ca/toronto/2024/0…

Senior editor John Lorinc writes: It’s time to talk about the Committee of Adjustment — these tribunals attract the worst kind of NIMBYism and don't belong in a city that needs to fight a housing crisis on every front.

spacing.ca/toronto/2024/0… #TOpoli #ONpoli

Read about the Design Jam where high school students came up with urban design ideas for a prize aimed at getting them excited about planning. By Nathan Abraha spacing.ca/toronto/2024/0…

Deadly by design? 61% of road deaths in Ontario are caused by pickups/SUVs but comprise only 41% of vehicles. Join our calls for govt action.
To register:
Apr 18 symposium at U of T ... eventbrite.ca/e/876726952917…
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#topoli Today on @spacing -- a follow-up to our five-part series on the Toronto Public Library ransomware attack: The City has budgeted $1m for the clean-up job, according to FOI docs. More details here: spacing.ca/toronto/2024/0…

Shawn Micallef 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ wrote about some of these #BikeTO issues (2 tweets linked here Conlins, then the article).

What do we think will happen when the DVP and Gardiner are uploaded?

Serious question.

twitter.com/shawnmicallef/…

With the City footing the bill for the ransomware attack on the Toronto Public Library, a heightened awareness of the importance of cyber-security kicks in at City Hall.

spacing.ca/toronto/2024/0… #TOpoli #ONpoli Toronto Public Library

We had a great article about this in last year's Spacing Fire! issue.

'The province will also move to allow four-storey buildings to have a single staircase exit' - we had an article about this concept, by Heather Breeze and Conrad Speckert, in our Fire! issue last year. thetrillium.ca/news/housing/f…

'Closing Time' was inspired by Toronto's own iconic (and now closed) The Matador, and it's listed in our Ultimate Guide to the 50 Best Songs About Toronto (spacing.ca/toronto/2023/0…). Vote Closing Time!

When national politics gets local: Senior editor John Lorinc argues why the federal government should keep its paws off the admittedly imperfect realm of land use planning. #TOpoli #ONpoli #CDNpoli

spacing.ca/national/2024/…

Links to our 5-part series on the Toronto Library ransomware attack:

Pt. 1: spacing.ca/toronto/2024/0…
Pt. 2: spacing.ca/toronto/2024/0…
Pt. 3: spacing.ca/toronto/2024/0…
Pt. 4: spacing.ca/toronto/2024/0…
Pt. 5: spacing.ca/toronto/2024/0…

#TOpoli #ONpoli Toronto Public Library #CybersecurityNews

Part V: Senior editor John Lorinc sits down for a Q+A with Toronto's chief librarian, Vickery Bowles, to discuss how the library is moving forward following the 2023 ransomware attack. #Topoli #ONpolio #CybersecurityNews

spacing.ca/toronto/2024/0…

A response on housing from a resident’s group