Speaking
I am an experienced public speaker, frequently invited to present my research to a variety of public and private audiences. I also regularly provide expert commentary, insight, and analysis to various media outlets on current events related to cities and urban policy.
My work has been profiled in the Toronto Star, Globe and Mail, and National Post, and I've appeared in news coverage by the New York Times, The Canadian Press, CBC News, and Maclean's magazine.
In addition to presenting at numerous academic conferences, I have given many talks and participated in panels organized by government, civil society, and research organizations, including: the City of Toronto; Infrastructure Canada; the Mowat Centre; AMCTO; the Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy; the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance; and the John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies.
Selected Talks, Interviews, and Appearances
Interviews and Appearances
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Toronto Star, “This campaign message in the Toronto mayoral election is nothing new — but there’s a genuinely interesting twist,” Toronto Star, Apr. 28, 2023.
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Globe and Mail, "Ontario introduces ‘strong mayor’ legislation, will apply to Toronto and Ottawa first,” Aug. 10, 2022.
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Toronto Star, “What Chicago’s parking meters say about Doug Ford’s plans to give Toronto a ‘strong mayor,’” Aug. 6, 2022.
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Policy Options Podcast, “Reimagining the Canadian federation through an urban lens,” Nov. 11, 2020
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Toronto Star, “Think Toronto’s $1.5 billion budget shortfall is a symptom of COVID-19? Think again,” Oct. 20, 2020
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Globe and Mail, “Cities seek at least $10-billion from Ottawa as revenues evaporate,” Apr. 23, 2020
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TVO The Agenda, “Assessing Toronto’s Smaller City Council,” Apr. 8, 2019
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Toronto Star, “Mayor Tory open to having more citizens involved in city government,” Oct. 24, 2018
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TVO The Agenda, “10 Questions on Voting in Municipal Elections,” October 19, 2018
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Canadian Press, “Voters in London, Ont. to use ranked ballots in next week's municipal election,” Oct. 15, 2018
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Globe and Mail, “First-time council candidates face uphill battle in Toronto’s 25-ward election,” Sept. 20, 2018
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Toronto Star, “Why Ford’s plan to cut council is ‘not the end of democracy,’” Aug. 13, 2018
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CBC News, “No Goldilocks number' in determining best size of city council”, Jul. 28, 2018
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Canadian Press, “How would Ford's plan to reshape Toronto politics work?” Jul. 27, 2018
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CBC Metro Morning, "Fixing Toronto's city council," Jul. 4, 2017
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Globe and Mail, “How to fix Toronto's 'broken' city council in four not-so-easy steps,” Nov. 11, 2016
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National Post, “Too much needless talk and bad theatre at city hall, but somehow the system works,” Oct. 26, 2016
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Globe and Mail, “Politicians join forces and vow to move Toronto river,” Sept. 14, 2016
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Toronto Star, “City's rail-deck park dream depends on securing air rights,” Aug. 15, 2016
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New York Times, “Rob Ford, blustery ex-mayor of Toronto whose struggles went public, dies at 46,” Mar. 22, 2016
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University of Toronto Magazine, “Smart and creative city,” Autumn 2015
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Maclean's, “Inside Toronto’s waterfront fight over a tiny airport tunnel,” Jul. 30, 2015
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Spacing Magazine, “Merging technology and civic engagement,” May 24, 2015
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NOW Magazine, “Is Toronto still a progressive city?,” Nov. 26, 2014
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Canadian Press, “Rob Ford out of the mayoral race, but is the Ford saga really over?” Sept. 12, 2014
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Global News, “What could Doug Ford as mayor, Rob Ford as councillor mean for Toronto City Hall?” Sept. 12, 2014
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Toronto Star, “Undecided voters crucial to Toronto’s mayoral election,” Sept. 4, 2014