Irene Galea
Irene Galea is a prominent urban policy expert and the host of the podcast 'City Space.' She focuses on the critical decisions shaping cities today, including housing, transit, and development. Through her engaging discussions, she aims to highlight the complex debates that influence urban living and to feature stories of individuals and initiatives that are transforming cities. In the latest season, she explores various pressing issues such as bike lane controversies, lessons from Berlin's housing referendum, and Indigenous-led development in Canada.
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My colleague Irene Galea has previously reported on the opposition from Rogers and BCE to the government’s endorsement of the CRTC decision.
Instead of griping about Telus piggybacking on fibre-optic networks, its rivals should compete
Canada· 2025-08-22
Irene Galea writes about the telecom industry and their infrastructure sales.
Canada’s sleeping economic giant, auto worker unions clash and Hudson’s Bay buyers: Must-read business and investing stories for the week of Apr. 13Canada· 2025-04-13
Irene Galea has the scoop on Telus Corp. putting a stake in its country-wide cell phone tower network up for sale.
How financial anxiety affects the federal electionCanada· 2025-03-28
Irene Galea explored whether forced sales could work in Canada for the City Space podcast.
In fast-growing Collingwood, Ont., housing and affordability are top of mind for votersCanada· 2025-03-27
A member of the incident response team posted on an internal Slack channel that the company was dealing with it, Irene Galea and Sean Silcoff report.
Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum, Shopify’s Kanye West store takedown and Canada-U.S. supply chains: Business and investing stories for Feb. 16Canada· 2025-02-16
Irene Galea is the host of City Space, examining urban issues and policies.
Coming soon: Season five of City SpaceCanada· 2025-02-08