The title of this post is a double entendre. Figuratively, it is meant to convey that the size of the proposed development is going to contaminate our neighbourhood. Literally it is on contaminated ground that is being excavated without proper protocols. 419-425 Woodbine is just another in a long line of overdevelopment and overdensity. They…
Despite numerous valid concerns, Toronto and East York Community Council approved the new Murphy’s Law development unanimously and without an ounce of scrutiny. But the fight isn’t over yet, there is still a chance to convince the rest of council, or sway councillors who already voted yes at community council, to not approve the new…
It was another bang of my head against a brick wall in my latest deputation at the Toronto and East York Community Council. No amount of information or statistics seem to matter, it’s a rubber stamp committee. I don’t know why they don’t just end the farce and let the public know these decisions are…
I attended the community “consultation” for 143-147 Main St on Feb 12th. It was the usual: developers and planners present and justify their plans, making overreaching and greatly impactful applications seem reasonable and fair. It is abundantly clear the goal is to densify every major intersection in Toronto, and overdensify anything remotely close to a…
Councillor Bradford and the Planning and Housing Committee have made it official: the Queen St E Urban Design Guidelines are a sham and they have no intention of honouring them. Regardless of those guidelines being developed 14 years ago, they still reflect the sentiment of residents, and the majority of developments that were supposed to…
On Nov 27, 2025 I deputed at Toronto and East York Community Council regarding yet another oversized development planned for 6 Dawes Rd. You can watch the deputation here: Councillor Moise interrupted me twice, first when I called out Mike Harris and Doug Ford for removing rent controls, and again when I called out the…
Hello, my name is Adam Smith; lifelong Toronto resident, father, activist, and two-time candidate for Toronto councillor. I created the Restore the Wards campaign to convince provincial parties and candidates that restoring Toronto’s wards prior to Ford’s 2018 mid-election slashing was an important issue in the 2022 Ontario election. Sadly, it was not. You know…
