Annotated Bibliography

Select three (3) of your sources for analysis in the boxes below. For each, you must first cite the source
(using APA or Chicago style). Follow this with a brief summary of the contents. Finish your annotation
by answering the critical thinking questions about whose voices are evident in the piece and whether
or not the source is biased. Please take some time to look at the following exemplar if you are unsure
about what to do.
Example Source:

Powell, Betsy. “Toronto Won’t Bid for 2024 Olympics.” The Toronto Star, February 18, 2014.
Accessed February 20, 2014. http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2014/01/20/toronto_
wont_bid_for_2024_olympics .html

Summary:

In her article Powell explains that Toronto has decided not to bid for the 2024 Olympics largely because
the idea was not well supported and the chances of winning were slim. She goes on to explain that the
city is still debating whether or not to bid for the 2025 world’s fair, an idea which seems to have more
supporters. Various arguments for and against hosting the world’s fair are outlined including the
Harper Government’s perspective and the opinions of various city officials.

Critical Analysis:

Whose voices are heard in this source?

Mayor Rob Ford is quoted as are several MP’s and city councillors.

Whose voices are absent from this source?

This source only cites the official opinions of city officials so the voices of average Torontonians are
missing. Specifically this article is lacking the opinions of people like business owners and those who
live around the venues that would be used (people who would be directly impacted).

Is this source biased? Why or why not?

This source seems to be biased against the bid. I feel this way because Powell repeatedly mentions the
various costs associated with these bids but never mentions potential income. She also gives lots of
attention to the opinions of those who disagree with the bid (giving detailed quotes about why it is a
bad idea), while those who do agree are never quoted, except to say that they would support it. The
one time positives are mentioned the group bringing them forward are referred to only as expo
boosters, a vague statement that makes it unclear who exactly is supporting it.
Source
Summary
Whose voices are heard in this source?
Whose voices are absent from this source?
Is this source biased?
Pelley, L. (2018, April 21). Bloor-Dundas project
with 2,600 residential units prompts mix of
optimism, concern. CBC.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bloor-
dundas-project-with-2-600-residential-units-
prompts-mix-of-optimism-concern-1.4628960
A large scale redevelopment project including 19
high rise buildings up to 42 stories talls being
proposed for downtown Toronto. Local
advocates worry it will cause problems such as
strain on public transit routes, but developers
assure the importance of sustainability through
density is equally important, and hope to even
create inner city (building) transit stops. The
development will require a school to be rebuilt
elsewhere.
The voices of local advocates, and of developers.
Residents of the area, government and the
school.
This source does not appear biased.

Source Kelly-Gagnon, M. (2013, June 21). Densification:

Summary
Whose voices are heard in this source?
Examining the pros and cons of denser
cities | Montreal Economic Institute.
Iedm.org. https://www.iedm.org/44949-
densification-examining-the-pros-and-cons-
of-denser-cities/
Environmentalists argue that denser cities are
better. They worry cities do not invest enough in
public transit, and praises the effort to contain
the urban sprawl. Urban policy analyst argues
that a denser city will just lead to more traffic
and worries not even improved public transit
could ease some of the congestion as it was
found only 14% of metropolitan employment is
found in central business districts. The article
ends by saying densification is not all that people
hop it could be.
The voices of environmental activists, and urban
policy annalists.
 Whose voices are absent from this source? Rent payers/residents, government, developers.
Is this source biased? This source is lightly biased against dese cities.

Source Bozikovic, A. (2021, September 2). An

overlooked climate strategy: Denser cities.
The Globe and Mail; The Globe and Mail.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-
and-architecture/article-an-overlooked-
climate-strategy-denser-cities/
Summary Densifying cities could help address the housing
crisis and the environmental crisis. The article
outlines the demand for downtown density, the
increased carbon footprint of rural areas/not
dense / what makes them worse from an
environmental point of view…
The role the gov plays in shaping how cities are
build, and the difficulties to get permission to
change cities to accommodate a denser lifestyle,
but that it must be done.
Whose voices are heard in this source? A State senator, land use planners,
architectural critics

Whose voices are absent from this source?
Is this source biased?
Residents, the levels of government that they are
talking about, environmental activists.
This source is somewhat biased towards
densifying cities. In this, they almost only assess
the pros of dense cities, and talk negatively of
why we don’t already have more.

Additional Sources:

Cite any other sources you used here using either Chicago or APA style (a citation guide is included in
this folder).

City Planning Toronto. (2021). Neighbourhood Change and Intensification.

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/ph/bgrd/backgroundfile-173165.pdf
Toronto Star. (2021, November 28). Laneway houses were supposed to help ease Toronto’s housing

crisis. So why are so few being built? Thestar.com; thestar.com.

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2021/11/28/laneway-houses-were-supposed-to-help-ease-

torontos-housing-crisis-so-why-are-so-few-being-built.html

Laneway suites are the smartest solution to the housing shortage in decades. (2021, September 14).
Toronto Life; Toronto Life. https://torontolife.com/city/laneway-suites-are-the-smartest-solution-
to-the-housing-crisis-in-decades/

Novakovic, S. (2021, October 27). Democratizing Density in Toronto | Designlines Magazine.

Designlines Magazine. https://www.designlinesmagazine.com/democratizing-density-toronto/

Radheyan Simonpillai. (2021, November 4). Last dash to Danforth Village. NOW Magazine; NOW
Magazine. https://nowtoronto.com/lifestyle/real-estate/toronto-real-estate-soars-buyers-make-a-
last-dash-to-danforth-village

Canada. (2018, September 4). Canada must grow denser and more populated: op-ed. Fraser Institute.
https://www.fraserinstitute.org/article/canada-must-grow-denser-and-more-populated

Can Denser be Better? (2020, November 26). The Walrus. https://thewalrus.ca/can-denser-be-better/#

Bozikovic, A. (2021, March 6). Yes, in my backyard: How urban planning must shift to meet our

postpandemic challenges. The Globe and Mail; The Globe and Mail.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-yes-in-my-backyard-how-urban-planning-
must-shift-to-meet-our/