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Jason Kenney calls for Rob Ford’s resignation after bringing ‘dishonour’ to...
OTTAWA — One of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s top cabinet ministers is calling on Toronto Mayor Rob Ford to resign after bringing “dishonour” to Canada’s largest city — as some differing opinions...
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Montreal startup brings interactive government to even the smallest towns
Advanced engagement tools for city councils and modern interactive web sites for citizens are expensive to build and difficult to maintain. Most small cities and towns in Canada just don’t have the...
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford can run in a byelection – but don’t let it happen
Game on! With news that Justice Charles Hackland has clarified his ruling and will allow Mayor Rob Ford to run in a byelection for his job if one is called, the political game-playing is about to hit a...
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The Rob Ford 2013 byelection strategy begins with video, 2 support sites
Well that didn’t take long. A team to “Byelect” Rob Ford has already launched a campaign-style YouTube video to push the case to the electorate that the mayor got jobbed. Of course no one associated...
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Denis Coderre dismisses fundraising links to construction and engineering firms
OTTAWA – As he ponders a run for Montreal’s city hall to clean up corruption, veteran Liberal MP Denis Coderre is finding himself under scrutiny over tens of thousands of dollars worth of his own...
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Visioning process
On Monday night, after much debate, consultation, studies, press releases and hot-aired letters to the editor, Vancouver city council finally approved its $6-million bikeway project, which includes a...
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Mayor Gregor Robertson’s four stages of Kitsilano “bro-ness”
There’s been a lot of fuss made about Mayor Gregor Robertson selling his Douglas Park digs for a cool $1.95 million and moving west to Kitsilano. Some have pointed out the staggering price tag further...
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VPD search for women to join force; 200 applicants for VPD community safety...
Do the names Laurency Harris or Minnie Miller mean anything to you? Probably not, eh. Or, maybe some of you roller derby fans are thinking Miller is the sensational Skinny Minnie Miller from the 1970s....
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Distant Gold: Top Courier stories online, Oct. 30, 2012
Jo Ledingham’s review of Gold Mountain is the top story on our site today. Ledingham praised the play about Chinese immigrants as “undeniably beautiful” but confesses it “failed to stir my heart.” She...
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Do you honestly care about the city’s budget?
Do you care how city hall spends your money? Maybe you do. But be honest here—do you care enough to drag yourself out of the house and go to a public meeting to talk about how your tax dollars are...
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Eastern promises
As previously reported in the Courier, there’s an increasingly vocal group of residents from the beardy enclave of Hastings-Sunrise who aren’t fans of the Business Improvement Association’s attempts to...
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Be still my beating cart
City hall relinquished 12 new food cart licenses from its cold, greasy fingers this week, giving Vancouver 103 stationary food carts, and earning an encouraging pat on the head from the city of...
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Taxes are going up and…this just in…the sun will shine tomorrow
So taxes are going up again in the city. No surprise there. City council decided Monday night to increase residential and non-residential property taxes by 2.84 per cent, which your elected officials...
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Juiced up
A group of local artists, comedians, filmmakers, writers and graphic artists have joined forces to support Mayor Gregor Robertson and his Vision Vancouver team as they ride their bikes and human-sized...
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