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Matt Elliott

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Toronto
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Covers:  Toronto municipal politics, public transit, housing, urbanism
Doesn't Cover: Federal and provincial politics that do not relate to municipal matters
City columnist, contributing to @TorontoStar & writing @cityhallwatcher. A lot about Toronto Politics and then some nerd stuff. @humbercollege prof. (he/him)

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A City Hall watcher, Matt Elliott has been covering municipal politics in Toronto since 2011. Matt provides insight, analysis, opinon and jokes about local topics like public transit, affordable housing, city finances and more. He currently contributes a weekly opinion column to the Toronto Star and publishes the award-winning City Hall Watcher newsletter.

City Hall Watcher is one of Canada's longest-running and most successful independent email newsletters, with thousands of weekly readers. I…

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Council closes term with debates on island airport, surveillance pricing and data centres

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By Matt Elliott
| City Hall Watcher
Council capped off the 2022-2026 term last week, completing their monster of a July meeting agenda in just two days. It had the potential to be a real mega-disaster of a meeting, but councillors — eager to close the book on this term and put their focus on the election — were relatively well-behaved and generally in agree…
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Opinion | Gord Perks left Toronto council with a bang. Why won’t his long-serving colleagues ever leave?

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By Matt Elliott
| The Toronto Star Verified
The farewell speech delivered by Coun. Gord Perks at last week’s meeting of Toronto city council — the last meeting before this October’s municipal election — was a real highlight.
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Council sets sail for final odyssey before election day

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By Matt Elliott
| City Hall Watcher
Buckle your darn seatbelt and hold on for dear life. Toronto Council is set to meet this week for the final time of the 2022-2026 term. The agenda is a monstrosity — 396 items up for consideration, including 83 member motions. And that number will only grow as councillors scramble during the meeting to get motions passed before they turn their attention…
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2022 - Best Editorial Newsletter

Honours the outstanding work of an individual or editorial team in creating original and engaging content via a regular email series that best serves its intended audience. Editorial elements may include but are not limited to text, audio, photographs, illustrations, infographics, and visual elements.

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