John Lorinc

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How Toronto Forgets Its History (Again) - Spacing Toronto The north portion of St. Lawrence Market is arguably the second most historic spot in the post-colonial city, after Fort York. A public market has been operating there continuously since 1803, which i...

A historic site with no displays.

A public hall that’s closed six days a week.

Surrounded by busted sidewalks and a park rebuild that hasn’t begun.

Toronto spent vast sums and 20 years on this project. It was very late and far over budget, yet it is a shambles.

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How Toronto Forgets Its History (Again) - Spacing Toronto The north portion of St. Lawrence Market is arguably the second most historic spot in the post-colonial city, after Fort York. A public market has been operating there continuously since 1803, which i...

"This sorry episode demonstrates not just how Toronto forgets its past, but also how the city manages to forget how it forgets its past." @johnlorinc.bsky.social is rightly outraged at the way the new market building ignores the site's significant history spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

As always, it was truly a pleasure to edit @johnlorinc.bsky.social's work. And I'm extremely thrilled that folks like @brenttoderian.bsky.social are willing to chat with us. Glad to see all that hard work finally pay off.

People want to have kids and live downtown. Can they? - Western City Magazine For decades, planners focused on attracting young singles to dense urban cores. That dynamic has shifted, in part because ...

NEW: “Some still insist ‘downtowns will never attract kids and shouldn’t try.’ Then they design downtown to virtually repel kids, and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Vancouver proves the opposite can be true...”

I’m quoted in this article by @johnlorinc.bsky.social for @calcities.bsky.social

How Toronto Forgets Its History (Again) - Spacing Toronto The north portion of St. Lawrence Market is arguably the second most historic spot in the post-colonial city, after Fort York. A public market has been operating there continuously since 1803, which i...

Here's @johnlorinc.bsky.social with a burner on @spacing.bsky.social about how the new market/courthouse has barely any Toronto history interpretation despite being one of the most historic spots. This project got budget cut, ToryFordized in architecture and historic oomph.

How Toronto Forgets Its History (Again) - Spacing Toronto The north portion of St. Lawrence Market is arguably the second most historic spot in the post-colonial city, after Fort York. A public market has been operating there continuously since 1803, which i...

As usual @johnlorinc.bsky.social nails it again.
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Bay Street?

Photo of the CHB booth at WOTS.

Photo of the CHB booth at WOTS.

Photo of the CHB booth at WOTS.

Good morning on this first day post-WOTS! We had a blast meeting everyone that came out and picked up a book from us.

We have a ton of events coming up & a very special giveaway later this week that you don't want to miss, so make sure to sign up for our newsletter: signup.e2ma.net/signup/19102...

How Ottawa can get the most infrastructure bang for its buck Projects of national importance need to be fast-tracked, Carney says. What can go wrong? Plenty

#cdnpoli New from me in the Globe’s ROB Magazine: if @markcarneyforpm.bsky.social wants to avoid allowing the nation-bldg projects to become mired in delay, overruns & buyer remorse, he’d do well to listen to the world’s top megaproject expert Bent Flyvbjerg. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/rob...

Ditto. Ours also came fitted out with a ravine (for smoking) and a ravine gang (for shakedowns). Seems to me that sequestering 800 12-14 year olds in a single bldg is basically neighbourhood harm reduction.

I couldn’t wait to extricate myself from elementary school. The local middle school had a bit of a rep but i remember how good it was to escape from the petty childish bullying that prevailed in the local K-6 and move on to something more teenager-ish.

Property is almost here! We have two events coming up to celebrate its release that we hope to see you at:

On Thursday, October 2nd, at 7:00 PM, Kate Cayley will be reading from Property at The Bookshelf (41 Quebec St., Guelph, ON), alongside Anna Bowen.

Susan, I hope I look as good as you at 102!

Britain, Australia and Canada Recognize a Palestinian State

About time: Britain, Australia and Canada Recognize a Palestinian State www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/w...

Ottawa… Therme wants something, methinks…

LORINC: Is the 401 Tunnel an off-ramp or money pit? - Spacing Toronto According to Doug Ford, his pal the prime minister is giving serious consideration to elevating the premier’s 401-tunnel scheme from the muck deep below north Toronto to the rarified status of nation-...

#topoli #onpoli #cdnpoli New from me on @spacing: Doug Ford’s 401 tunnel pitch to Carney: off-ramp or federally funded money pit? spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

LORINC: Is the 401 Tunnel an off-ramp or money pit? - Spacing Toronto According to Doug Ford, his pal the prime minister is giving serious consideration to elevating the premier’s 401-tunnel scheme from the muck deep below north Toronto to the rarified status of nation-...

#topoli #onpoli #cdnpoli New from me on @spacing: Doug Ford’s 401 tunnel pitch to Carney: off-ramp or federally funded money pit? spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

5 Canadian writers shortlisted for $70K Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize | CBC Books The award, named after Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson, recognizes the best Canadian fiction of the year.

Congratulations to Robert McGill, whose short story collection, SIMPLE CREATURES, has been shortlisted for the Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize! View the full shortlist and details here: www.cbc.ca/books/5-cana...

And pick up a copy of SIMPLE CREATURES here: chbooks.com/Books/S/Simp...

In the Star, @johnlorinc.bsky.social writes about the real needs of the TTC to build ridership. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... (1)

It’s rarely been more clear just how far @wapo has veered from its ‘democracy dies in darkness’ era. @karenattiah.bsky.social

For the record.

My posts were not even about Kirk directly, but about America's apathy towards political violence, and the coddling of white male shooters and hate peddlers.

I was fired because I mentioned race: white men and violence-- that was my "gross misconduct."

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced. I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

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Charlie Kirk's allies warn Americans: Mourn him properly or else After the fatal shooting of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, U.S. Republicans have a warning for Americans: Mourn him respectfully or suffer the consequences.

“After the fatal shooting of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, U.S. Republicans have a warning for Americans: Mourn him respectfully or suffer the consequences.”

Sounds sane, right? #nope

No!! Books survived radio, TV, cable, the internet, social media. They’ll survive this chaos too.

Its not about speed cameras on Parkside - Spacing Toronto Unless you live in a hermetically sealed box, you likely know that the serial be-heading of the speed camera on Parkside Drive has mutated from a weird slice-of-city-life story to the digital front pa...

#topoli New from me on @spacing: It’s not about the traffic cameras. The city could make straightforward safety improvements to the west side of Parkside. Why doesn’t it?

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Its not about speed cameras on Parkside - Spacing Toronto Unless you live in a hermetically sealed box, you likely know that the serial be-heading of the speed camera on Parkside Drive has mutated from a weird slice-of-city-life story to the digital front pa...

#topoli New from me on @spacing: It’s not about the traffic cameras. The city could make straightforward safety improvements to the west side of Parkside. Why doesn’t it?

spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

Its not about speed cameras on Parkside - Spacing Toronto Unless you live in a hermetically sealed box, you likely know that the serial be-heading of the speed camera on Parkside Drive has mutated from a weird slice-of-city-life story to the digital front pa...

Its not about speed cameras on Parkside Drive, writes @johnlorinc.bsky.social. #TOPoli #ONpoli

spacing.ca/toronto/2025...

We had an amazing time last Thursday celebrating 60 years of Coach House Books with you all at our annual Wayzgoose outside the coach house.

We'll continue to offer free Canadian shipping on book orders from our site, and we have special limited edition anniversary merch: chbooks.com/Merchandise

‘It made me pause’: How quick thinking by a TTC driver saved a 10-year-old boy one night When TTC streetcar operator Sydnie Campbell saw the boy wandering barefoot on St. Clair Avenue, she knew she had to act.

#topoli #ttc This, truly, is the story we all need today. www.thestar.com/news/gta/it-... @ttcalerts.bsky.social