Lockdown Toronto Ep.09 - Density is not to blame; Defund Police & PLAN-demic Part 2 with Matt Elliott

Density is not to blame; Defund Police & PLAN-demic Part II with Matt Elliott 

Matt Elliott is a Toronto-based freelance contributing columnist for the Toronto Star, also writes for CBC Toronto, and is the author of City Hall Watcher, an independent City Hall newsletter. You can follow him on twitter @graphicmatt

In this episode we go over the ideas around Defunding the police, the effects the lockdown and the pandemic is having on the future of the city, debunk the idea that density is a multiplier variable for Covid-19 (it's poverty) discuss developer exploitation, sidewalk labs, the fate of the financial district, and much more. We go deep and it's interesting!

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Toronto Star: Matt Elliott's Column

COVID-19 hot spots shouldn’t make us rethink cities. They should make us rethink poverty

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2020/06/02/covid-19-hot-spots-shouldnt-make-us-rethink-cities-they-should-make-us-rethink-poverty.html



Globe & Mail: Ontario issues special orders to approve developers’ plans and quash opposition

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-ontario-issues-special-orders-to-approve-developers-plans-and-quash/

Toronto Star: With investors shying away from condos, developers are marketing to end users

https://www.thestar.com/business/2020/06/09/condo-seller-changes-tactics-to-attract-live-in-buyers-rather-than-investors.html

Toronto Public Health: COVID-19: Status of Cases in Toronto

https://www.toronto.ca/home/covid-19/covid-19-latest-city-of-toronto-news/covid-19-status-of-cases-in-toronto/

HuffPost: Rich Torontonians Eyeing An Exodus From City After Pandemic: Agency

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/toronto-real-estate-pandemic_ca_5ece8c2cc5b68bd699260325

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