TORONTO’S HOUSING CRISIS
In our March 2024 Action Journey, we dive into Toronto’s housing crisis — looking at why people can’t afford to live in our city, rent precarity driven by landlords, the impossible climb towards home ownership and the pipeline from unaffordability to living on the streets.
Read MoreTORONTO’S STAND-UP COMEDY SCENE
Stand-up, an artform popular in the United States for decades, finally crossed the border and caught on in Toronto in the 1980s. The ecosystem has grown exponentially since then, so what’s next in store for this talented but underrated community?
Read MoreTORONTO’S VISUAL ARTS SCENE
Over half of artists in Toronto make an annual income of less than $30,000, according to a recent survey. We explore financial and other barriers that local artists face, and unpack why our city lacks the kind of supportive arts ecosystems found in other big cities like Montreal and New York City.
Read More2023 TORONTO MAYORAL BY-ELECTION
Olivia Chow was elected mayor of Toronto on June 26, 2023, winning by a slim margin after dominating the polls throughout the campaign.
Read MorePRECARIOUS MASCULINITY IN TORONTO
Research company Ipsos recently found that one-third of men in Canada believe that traditional forms of masculinity are “under threat.” This statistic sums up a brewing culture war that pits people who support “traditional masculinity” against those who are challenging this framework.
Read MoreBLACK FILM IN TORONTO
Despite its extensive artistic roots, Black cinema in Canada hasn’t had the same kind of institutional support that it’s enjoyed in America. A lack of investment in Black-produced television and film is one reason why.
Read MoreFOOD INSECURITY IN RIVERSIDE
For our January Action Journey, we enter the neighbourhood of Riverside in downtown Toronto’s east end to report on local solutions and community action on food insecurity.
Read More2022 TORONTO MUNICIPAL ELECTION
With Election Day fast-approaching, The Green Line team wanted to profile some of the mayoral candidates making a run for the highest seat in the land — well, not all the land, but the highest seat in Toronto. We look at three mayoral candidates and their track records leading up to the 2022 Toronto municipal election on Oct. 24.
Read MoreWEED AS WORK: HOW LABOUR AND CAPITAL MOVE IN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY
From the migrant workers who are employed on cannabis farms to young budtenders behind dispensary counters, marijuana is an industry that relies heavily on labour — but hasn’t yet grappled with labour rights.
Read MoreFULL-COURT PRESS: SUPPORTING TORONTO WOMEN IN BASKETBALL
Affordability and social factors have a lot of weight when it comes to girls and young women deciding whether or not to pursue a sporting opportunity. They’re more likely than boys and young men to cite accessible spaces and affordability, as important to them.
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