Toronto must once again be a Safe City
Toronto’s decade of decline lays bare a broken city that focuses on studies more than action, with no results. Toronto must once again become the safest large city in Canada.
ABC Toronto on the TTC’s Service Failures Following Saturday Night’s Baseball Game
This weekend’s TTC chaos after the Blue Jays game was not just an inconvenience, it was a failure of planning and coordination that left thousands of Torontonians stranded late at night, waiting in overcrowded stations. For a city that prides itself on being world-class, what we saw on Saturday was anything but. A Better City […]
ABC Toronto Endorses Shawn Allen: A Common-Sense Alternative to City Hall’s Failures in Scarborough-Rouge Park
ABC Toronto is proud to endorse Shawn Allen for City Councillor in Scarborough-Rouge Park. After years of rising taxes, unchecked spending, and worsening safety concerns, City Hall has failed Scarborough residents.
TorontoToday: Will Toronto’s civil servants return to the office full-time?
The City of Toronto has been shedding municipal office space since before the pandemic, saving millions of dollars — but costing it thousands of desks
ABC on Newstalk 1010 with John Moore on the issues facing Toronto
Ariella Kimmel on Newstalk 1010 with John Moore on the issues facing Toronto, and people trying to shut the conversations down
ABC on CTV Toronto about poll looking at the 2026 election
Watch here: https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/video/2025/07/14/olivia-chow-would-easily-win-re-election-unless-john-tory-enters-race-new-poll-suggests
TORONTO STAR: Olivia Chow said big tax hikes would help her fix a broken city. But can she convince voters who are still waiting for the payoff — and fend off rivals eager to unseat her?
“These are basics that the city should be offering and it’s not getting done,” said Ariella Kimmel, executive director of A Better City (ABC) Toronto
TORONTO STAR: Why the battles over bus and bike lanes have grown so fierce — and what it says about Toronto’s streets
“I do see people way more engaged in municipal politics these days than I feel like I’ve ever seen them before,” said Ariella Kimmel, ABC Toronto’s executive director. “People are starting to realize that a lot of these day-to-day issues that impact their lives are predominantly handled by the city.”
ABC in CTV story on the pool closures
Once again, Mayor Chow tries to throw someone else under the bus instead of taking responsibility.
Toronto Sun: Only in Toronto would swimming pools be closed because it’s too hot
"The mayor needs to come clean with Torontonians and take responsibility.” - ABC Executive Director Ariella Kimmel