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Toronto Life Magazine - February 2025

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In this issue

The Chosen One - At just 23, Scottie Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. What it’s like to be the face of the franchise—and its best chance at salvation.

Dividing Line - The Bloor Street bike lane has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown. How a few kilometres of pavement turned the city into a battlefield.

Q&A State of the Union

Police Association boss is one of the most contentious jobs in the city. New president Clayton Campbell is ready for a fight. Step one: arguing for a $46-million budget hike

3 mins

The Chase Full House

This couple raced to find a starter home in the west end before the birth of their first child

2 mins

Urban Diplomat

I own a house with a basement unit that I rent out.

3 mins

THE CHOSEN ONE

AT JUST 23, SCOTTIE BARNES IS SHOULDERING THE WEIGHT OF AN IMPATIENT, BASKETBALLMAD CITY, A HIT-ANDMISS TEAM, AND HIS OWN COLOSSAL AMBITIONS.

10+ mins

DIVIDING LINE

The Bloor Street bike lane has become Toronto's most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety, and the future of downtown.

10+ mins

DARK HORSE

For years, Eric Lamaze was the world's top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans-the kind of life a person might do anything to protect. Inside the scandal tearing the equestrian world apart