![]() ![]() So I was delighted when Chris Abraham of Toronto’s Crow’s Theatre company approached me and said he wanted to work with playwright Michael Healey, a keen observer of Canada’s political failures and foibles, to adapt Sideways for the stage as a comedy. In my writing, I tried to let these moments hang in the air as I told an otherwise serious story about the future of cities. The clashing personalities, constant contradictions and curious decisions led to many unbelievable moments. ![]() Still, the story of Sidewalk Labs’ failed attempt to build a neighbourhood in Toronto was littered with absurdities. When you’re writing a work of investigative non-fiction, you have a responsibility to treat each fact with care and seriousness. The Globe and Mail reporter wrote about Sidewalk Labs, an urban-planning company and Google subsidiary whose attempt to develop a small parcel of land on Toronto’s lakeshore did not go as planned. ![]() Sideways: The City Google Couldn’t Buy (Random House Canada) ![]()
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