Five key takeaways van Holst and Hillier, who were outliers and more contrarian in the first three years of the term, have shifted to voting with the majority much more frequently. Newly-appointed councilllors Hamou and Fyfe-Millar have joined Lewis, Morgan and Lehman in a very tight group of five that votes together on…

At the provincial and federal levels, Londoners have been voting for NDP, Liberal and Green candidates in significant numbers. But will Londoners elect a city council that is similarly progressive? If we had ranked ballots, as we did in the 2018 election, this wouldn’t be as much of a problem…

How inclusive will our city be later this year, after construction season ends? More or less than it is today? What will its tree canopy cover be? Better or worse? How inclusive will our city be when I’m 70 years old and the sidewalks that are built this year need…

Doug Ford’s Conservatives have broken their election commitment to continue Ontario’s basic income pilot. This is not fair to the more than 4,000 people who are participating in the pilot program in Hamilton, Brant County, Lindsay and Thunder Bay. Imagine signing up to participate in this pilot only to have…

Internal audits are important. But they are also a bit boring. …

It’s one thing to oppose bus rapid transit, as Paul McKeever, leader of the Freedom Party of Ontario and a candidate in London North Centre, does. …

Dear Londoners, I’m growing increasingly worried that politics may paralyze our progress in building a better city. I’m a strong believer in “politics in full sentences,” as Mayors Don Iveson and Naheed Nenshi would say, so I’m going to try my best to explain, in detail, why I now support…

Meeting in council chambers at 4:30pm. The livestream will be available once the meeting starts. The agenda is fairly substantial, with presentations from Edward Soldo, Director of Roads and Transportation on a number of topics: Update on the rapid transit business case, which has been reviewed by staff at the Ministry of Transportation. Overview of the rapid transit master plan environmental assessment process.

Meeting held in Council Chambers at 4pm, with a recess for dinner at 6:30pm, as required. A livestream will be available once the meeting begins. The agenda includes the following items: 1) A report from the Rapid Transit Implementation Working Group including the initial stages of consultation with Western University…