Councillor Josh Matlow in the News

27 11, 2014

Inside Toronto: St. Paul’s councillor Josh Matlow looks forward to another busy four-year term

Josh Matlow2014-11-27T20:11:31+00:00

November 27, 2014

Inside Toronto

Justin Skinner

While the new makeup of council under mayor-elect Mayor John Tory has its work cut out for it on city-wide issues, St. Paul’s councillor Josh Matlow will also have a full plate when it comes to issues within his own ward.

One of his top priorities will be to boost transit options in the city to ease congestion on the Yonge subway line, as riders in his ward often have to wait two or three trains just to find a subway that is not packed to the brim during rush hours.

“I’ll be continuing my advocacy for relieving the Yonge subway line overcrowding in every way,” he said, adding he does not see the much-ballyhooed Downtown Relief Line proposal and Tory’s SmartTrack plan as an either/or proposition.

“We need both a downtown relief line and electrified rail moving forward.”

Inside Toronto: St. Paul’s councillor Josh Matlow looks forward to another busy four-year termJosh Matlow2014-11-27T20:11:31+00:00

10 11, 2014

Global Toronto: Councillor Wants City to Take On Illegally Parked Cars

Josh Matlow2017-05-29T19:24:01+00:00

October 31, 2014

TORONTO – A midtown Toronto city councillor is hoping the city will take on illegally parked cars during the upcoming city council session.

Councillor Josh Matlow (Ward 22) tweeted a photo Thursday of a Tim Hortons delivery truck parked in a curb lane near the intersection of Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue during rush hour.

“Every single day here at Yonge and St. Clair and around the city we see, in these cases, delivery trucks, or somebody just running in for coffee, putting their blinkers on and clogging up an entire lane in the middle of rush hour,” Matlow said during an interview Friday. “That’s got to stop.”

Global Toronto: Councillor Wants City to Take On Illegally Parked CarsJosh Matlow2017-05-29T19:24:01+00:00

29 10, 2014

Inside Toronto: ‘Ward 22: Easy win for Josh Matlow

Josh Matlow2014-10-29T19:30:34+00:00

October 27, 2014

Voters in Ward 22 (St. Paul’s) have returned incumbent councillor Josh Matlow to council as their local representative.

Matlow easily outpaced a slate of candidates that included challengers Sarfraz Khan, Bob Murphy and James O’Shaughnessy.

The popular councillor, first elected in 2010 after serving as the local public school trustee, tweeted “I love you Ward 22. And congratulations Mayor-Elect Tory! It’s a new day in Toronto.”

The returning councillor was confident going into the election, but still spent eight to 10 hours a day canvassing in the days leading up to the election.

Inside Toronto: ‘Ward 22: Easy win for Josh MatlowJosh Matlow2014-10-29T19:30:34+00:00

29 10, 2014

Toronto Star: Josh Matlow breezes to victory in Ward 22, St. Paul’s

Josh Matlow2017-05-29T19:24:01+00:00

October 27 2014

It was a walk in Ward 22 St. Paul’s for Josh Matlow.

Minutes after the polls closed, the incumbent city councillor was, as his campaign manager crowed to a cheering crowd at a St. Clair Ave. sports bar, “sitting comfortably with 86 per cent of the vote.”

“Rob Ford may go down as the most divisive mayor Toronto has ever had but he brought council together to fill the vacuum,” Matlow told his supporters.

In an interview with the Star, he added, “Toronto has rejected the politics of division and dishonest rhetoric and has chosen a more thoughtful new day that will focus on the city’s priorities.”

Toronto Star: Josh Matlow breezes to victory in Ward 22, St. Paul’sJosh Matlow2017-05-29T19:24:01+00:00

23 10, 2014

Toronto Star: GO Transit in the dark on details of dangerous goods shipments

Josh Matlow2017-05-29T19:24:01+00:00

September 26, 2014

GO Transit doesn’t know the details of dangerous goods being moved on tracks alongside its passenger trains, the Star has learned.

Nor was the transit agency certain of its role or capabilities during a potential disaster when the Star inquired earlier this year about rail safety and what is being hauled on its rail corridors.

In emails that circulated among GO officials in March about how to respond to the Star’s questions — emails disclosed by Metrolinx this week — one official suggested saying the transit agency is “aware in a broad sense” of the goods moved on its lines.

GO Transit president Greg Percy weighed in, writing, “if we say ‘aware in a broad sense’ we are saying we don’t know — which is actually true since we don’t receive a train manifest.

Toronto Star: GO Transit in the dark on details of dangerous goods shipmentsJosh Matlow2017-05-29T19:24:01+00:00

4 09, 2014

CTV News: Council votes to request affordable fares for Union-Pearson rail link

Josh Matlow2017-05-29T19:24:02+00:00

CTV NEWS

August 28, 2014

Toronto council has voted to request Metrolinx make fares affordable for the new airport rail link will be kept affordable.

The motion, which was put forward by Coun. Frances Nunziata, was passed Thursday night during the last meeting of the term before the fall election. It urged the province’s transit body, Metrolinx, to keep the fare on the rapid transit line from Union Station to Toronto’s Pearson airport at "rates comparable to GO Transit fares."

CTV News: Council votes to request affordable fares for Union-Pearson rail linkJosh Matlow2017-05-29T19:24:02+00:00

4 09, 2014

CityNews: Ford brothers slam integrity commissioner’s recommendations on Augimeri

Josh Matlow2017-05-29T19:24:02+00:00

CityNews

August 26th, 2014

Kevin Misener

Mayor Rob Ford and his brother are not happy with the city protocol for violations of the code of conduct.

City council voted 30-4 in favour of accepting the integrity commissioner’s recommendation that Coun. Maria Augimeri be found in violation of the code of conduct, but face no sanctions.

CityNews: Ford brothers slam integrity commissioner’s recommendations on AugimeriJosh Matlow2017-05-29T19:24:02+00:00

4 09, 2014

Torontoist: What’s on Council’s Agenda: August 2014

Josh Matlow2014-09-04T19:00:57+00:00

Torontoist

August 25th, 2014

Graeme Bliss

This is it: on Monday and Tuesday, city council convenes for the last time this term, and there are more than 400 items on the agenda—from futile symbolic gestures to motions that could affect the upcoming municipal election.

Here are some key items council will consider…

Torontoist: What’s on Council’s Agenda: August 2014Josh Matlow2014-09-04T19:00:57+00:00

4 09, 2014

The Star: Raptors practice courts okayed by council, but Ford objects

Josh Matlow2014-09-04T18:54:37+00:00

The Star

August 25th, 2014

Paul Moloney

The first night of the 55th and final meeting of council ended Monday much like the turbulent last few months at city hall: with the Ford brothers standing united and defiant against the rest of council.

Early in the day, council voted to treat electronic cigarettes like regular cigarettes by banning them in city work spaces. Mayor Rob Ford (Open Rob Ford’s policard) and Councillor Doug Ford (Open Doug Ford’s policard) were the only two dissenters in that 36-2 vote.

The Star: Raptors practice courts okayed by council, but Ford objectsJosh Matlow2014-09-04T18:54:37+00:00

4 09, 2014

The Sun: Council aims for paid duty policing reform

Josh Matlow2017-05-29T19:24:02+00:00

The Sun

August 25th, 2012

Don Peat

Councillors are taking another shot at trying to reform paid duty policing costs.

Late Monday night, Councillor Josh Matlow got council to vote 33 to 2 to ask the Toronto Police Services Board to talk to the province about amending legislation so the city could adopt a paid duty model similar to Vancouver.

The Sun: Council aims for paid duty policing reformJosh Matlow2017-05-29T19:24:02+00:00

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