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My Toronto Video Contest Voting Page

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A 72 Year Crossing at Yonge and Bloor

"A 72 Year Crossing at Yonge and Bloor" Comparative...

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STREET SCENE: Linux Cafe

Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the...

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Farm Friday: Evergreen Brick Works

Name: Evergreen Brick Works Farmers' Market Location:...

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SPACING VOTES WEEKLY: Coach Ford, Smitherman walks & a heated TV debate

EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing Votes — our dedicated 2010...

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SPACING RADIO: Smitherman talks walking, while walking

LISTEN TO THIS SPACING RADIO PODCAST George Smitherman...

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IDEAS FOR TORONTO: Infrastructure referendums

The Toronto City Summit Alliance held a roundtable...

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Bike parking takes over car parking spaces

Toronto bike riders can celebrate a "first" today:...

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Cities for People — New Toronto design intervention

This is part of a series of posts by students in...

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LORINC: Greenwashing by any other name

I normally have a lot of time for the Toronto Environmental...

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World Wide Wednesday: Maps, Trains, Trikes and Three Million on the A40

Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around...

Who Runs This Town?

New Website Launched Today: Who Runs This Town?

With one election over, another is just beginning!

In recent years, Toronto's municipal elections have suffered from low voter turnout, lack of debate and a small pool of candidates. Some Councillors even got a free ride and won their seat without having to campaign because no one challenged them!

Lack of participation results in a stale political culture characterized by dull debate at Council, misplaced priorities, alienated citizens and poor decisions.

We're hoping to inject some energy into our local democracy be encouraging people to get involved early. This new website provides information on how to get involved with campaigns , who is running , how to put your own name on the ballots as well as providing links to resources to learn about local issues.

It's our city. It's our election. Let's raise our expectations.

 

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