Michael Longfield, Executive Director of Cycle Toronto, and Dave Shellnutt of The Biking Lawyer LLP join me today to discuss the Ontario court's decision that Doug Ford can rip out bike lanes in Toronto, and the devastating effect that that action would have on Torontonians.

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Shannon Devine, NDP candidate for Beaches-East York in the upcoming federal by-election (Monday, August 31 2026), discusses what's different with Avi Lewis as leader, how her labour organizing experience has prepared her for parliament, and whether Chris making Studio Ghibli style cartoons with AI is worth environmental collapse.

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Councillor Candidate for Ward 1 - Etobicoke North, Chloe Brown, joins the show today to discuss city-owned grocery stores, her 2022 mayoral campaign, and how to bring vibrancy back to Etobicoke after years of neglect.

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In part 2 of this week's panel, MPP Stephanie Smyth briefly shares her endorsement of Brad Bradford resulting in Chris having an on-air ethical crisis about how to handle the rest of the show.

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Toronto - St Paul's MPP and OLP Ethics and Integrity Critic Stephanie Smyth joins the show to discuss the breaking news that Progressive Conservatives spent party money (which is publicly reimbursed) to send individuals to monitor Bonnie Crombie while she was on vacation in Jamaica.

This is the first part of this week's panel discussion. Check back in tomorrow (Saturday Aug 15) for the rest of the conversation that will include a discussion of Brad Bradford's announcement that he will rip out Bloor West bike lanes and a FIFA World Cup post-mortem.

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Bruno and Sharlene of the Toronto Tenant Union join me today to share their skepticism of Carney's recent housing announcement in Toronto and how it might be time for you to organize a rent strike in your building.

Toronto Tenant Union

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Councillor Candidate for Ward 13, University - Rosedale, Gabe Blanc, joins the show today to chat about why he believes he's the man for the job.

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(Recorded July 26 2026)

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Matt Elliott (City Hall Watcher) and Sabrina Nanji (Queen's Park Observer) join Chris today to round up all the news happening at Queen's Park and City Hall.

Has Billy Bishop airport disrupted Doug Ford and Mark Carney's Bromance?

Did Chris Alexander join the mayoral race just to squash Brad Bradford's mayoral dreams?

Does Christopher Chiasson have what it takes to be an independent media publisher?

All that and more on today's episode of Toronto the Politics the Show!

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(Recorded Aug 6 2026)

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Toronto the Politics the Show is a thrice weekly show covering the news and politics of the greatest city on earth, Toronto.

Hosted and Produced by Christopher Chiasson.

Councillor Candidate for Ward 19 Beaches - East York Jennie Worden shares her vision for Toronto based in "radical empathy" .

You'll notice that this is the longest episode of Toronto the Politics the Show so far. It's because Jennie had so many interesting things that I saw no need to wrap up the conversation.

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(Recorded Jul 23 2026)

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Toronto the Politics the Show is a thrice weekly show covering the news and politics of the greatest city on earth, Toronto.

Hosted and Produced by Christopher Chiasson.

Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon join Chris to discuss their recent visit to Toronto, how New York's congestion pricing is benefiting local businesses, and what can be done to encourage more people to ditch their car.

Life After Cars book: https://www.lifeaftercars.com/

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(Recorded Jul 20 2026)

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Toronto the Politics the Show is a thrice weekly show covering the news and politics of the greatest city on earth, Toronto. Hosted and Produced by Christopher Chiasson.