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Zachary Spicer

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Associate Professor & Head of New College at York University | Long-suffering @Canucks fan

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 27/09/2025
Jim Bradley, longtime Ontario MPP and ‘Dean of the Legislature,’ dies at 80
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Jim Bradley, longtime Ontario MPP and ‘Dean of the Legislature’ dies at 80
Bradley, who served for 55 years in elected office including as Niagara Regional chair beginning in 2018, died Friday following a brief illness.
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Zachary Spicer @zacspicer.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Kildare 🇮🇪
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Tracey Raney @traceyraney.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Happy to share my new paper w/ @zacspicer.bsky.social & @IStedman.bsky.social on councillor-perpetrated sexual violence in Canada published in State and Local Government Review. In it we offer recommendations for municipal govts on how to combat this problem. doi.org/10.1177/0160... #gendersky
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Zachary Spicer @zacspicer.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
New study maps Canada’s municipal democracy 🇨🇦🗳️ 📊 First full dataset of electoral systems across 3,500+ local gov’ts ⚖️ Ward vs at-large vs hybrid systems 👥 Council sizes & rep ratios 🔬 Opens doors for causal research on policy, admin & representation 📖 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Municipal Politicians and Local Electoral Institutions in Canada: An Overview
Across Canada, tens of thousands of municipal politicians govern thousands of municipalities, making important policy decisions in domains ranging from policing to planning to environmental policy. D...
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Zack Taylor @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Hot off the heels of yesterday's Canadian federal election Jack Lucas @jacklucas.bsky.social and I have updated our estimate of the size of the urban-rural divide in party support. The punchline: it hasn't gone away!
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Zachary Spicer @zacspicer.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
It’s that part of election night when we dive deeply into Atlantic results and speculate wildly about what it all means.
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Brian F. Kelcey @stateofthecity.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
A warm welcome to the folks at @imfgtoronto.bsky.social (Institute for Municipal Finance & Governance) at the University of Toronto, who just joined BlueSky moments ago - coincidentally about half an hour after I had gone looking to see if they were here. :)
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M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Auckland went all in on YIMBY, and the results are clear: 43,500 new homes in 10 years, and rents down 28% relative to peers. www.population.fyi/p/beyond-ske...
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Beyond Skepticism: Data Confirms Auckland's Zoning Reforms Delivered on Housing Promises
Three rigorous studies, 43,500 new homes, and a 28% drop in rents: The data is in on Auckland's great housing experiment
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Zachary Spicer @zacspicer.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Very sad to hear. He was a remarkable scholar. “The High Cost of Free Parking” is a must read
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Zachary Spicer @zacspicer.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
A remarkable story that everyone should read. A good reminder that most people are a lot closer to homelessness than they can possibly imagine.
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Prof. A. L. Kimball @profkimball.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Univ Laval is hiring at the junior prof level in municipal and local politics. This fall we became the dept with the largest doctoral program in the faculty. Québec City is the provincial capital and home to the largest civil service in Canada :) www.rh.ulaval.ca/emploi/HCM/9...
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Tenure-track Faculty Position in Municipal and Local Politics
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Zachary Spicer @zacspicer.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Quite the meltdown here from a member of Sarnia's City Council. Although this is extreme, treatment of staff and other councillors is worsening in local government across the country www.youtube.com/live/jCOYgbE...
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Zachary Spicer @zacspicer.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
An abrupt end for the Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
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'Unexpected': Edmonton's regional board loses provincial funding, future uncertain
The Edmonton Metropolitan Region Board (EMRB) will no longer receive funding from the Alberta government starting in the 2025 budget.
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Zachary Spicer @zacspicer.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Absolutely hilarious way to present data to councillors. Some not so subtle nudges from the Finance Department here
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Kelly Blidook @kblidook.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Postdoctoral position: We’re hiring! If you know someone who is near completion or has completed a PhD, & who has a strong understanding of Canadian Parliament & MPs, please pass this along to them. tinyurl.com/bdf6mhd9
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Zachary Spicer @zacspicer.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Rare to have a research subject come to life like this, but The Master Plan is really well done and enjoyable for not just those who spent years following and writing about Quayside and Sidewalk Labs
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Richard Zussman @richardzussman.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
NEW - Former BC Premier John Horgan has died following a 5 month battle with thyroid cancer. He was 65 years old. #bcpoli
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Zachary Spicer @zacspicer.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Started on here a year ago, left and now I'm back. Still wondering what to make of this place.
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Zachary Spicer @zacspicer.bsky.social · 21/10/2023
Another year of productive discussions and insightful research at the LISPOP housing forum
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Zachary Spicer @zacspicer.bsky.social · 17/10/2023
Really enjoyed this new piece by @stevelafleur.bsky.social: "Mississauga is a public policy problem" www.northofbloor.ca/p/mississaug... If you haven't already, subscribe to his substack!
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Zachary Spicer @zacspicer.bsky.social · 12/10/2023
Another day, more regional government reports
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Zachary Spicer @zacspicer.bsky.social · 11/10/2023
Is regional government reform back in style? Maybe it’s just me…
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Khoa @khoavuumn.bsky.social · 07/10/2023
"Are you ok babe? You didn't open any new social media account last week."
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Ross Dahlke @rossdahlke.bsky.social · 07/10/2023
When the open access journal fee bill comes due
Rich men of north Richmond guy
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Zachary Spicer @zacspicer.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
Unearthing little gems in the archives today
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