Ontario's police watchdog says G20 police violated civil rights, held people illegally and used excessive force during the 2010 protests in Toronto at which more than 1,100 people were arrested. Published yesterday, the report slams the entire policing operation and its mass-arrestes, raids and kettling decisions. The National Post breaks down the key findings. Meanwhile, Toronto police chief Bill Blair says he won't apologize.

Toronto will spend $15 million a year over the next decade to repair and rehabilitate the aging Gardiner Expressway, leaving the door open to serious traffic disruption around downtown. According to the City, the highway is completely safe (even though bits of concrete have a tendency to fall off right now) and the repairs are part of planned annual maintenance.

The Star's Royson James thinks Rob Ford could win re-election in 2014 - after-all, the city has cut spending and returned surpluses during his tenure (if only it were that simple), a key part of the "gravy train" campaign. Despite his endless supply of gaffes, James thinks voters might be prepared to overlook the negatives and focus once again on what the incumbent mayor promises come 2014.

The billionaire chair of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment is the latest big wig to declare an interest in a Toronto casino. Larry Tanenbaum also prefers a waterfront location, which could be Exhibition Place where his Toronto FC are based. Is it any surprise that the owner of a few pro sports teams would want a casino?

Rob Ford says a casino at Exhibition Place would net the city around $100 million a year, the most of all possible locations in the GTA. Yesterday, MGM restated its interest in the project, but there won't be a decision of any kind from council until fall at the earliest. The international gaming company prefers a resort at Exhibition Place, Ontario Place or the Port Lands. Over at Torontoist, Hamutal Dotan has a good primer on the potential implications of a casino development in Toronto.

Council's Executive Committee voted to rescind Toronto's bag "tax" yesterday but The Star suggests the scope of the fee could actually be expanded once the issue goes before council next month. Councillor Michelle Berardinetti wants to recover some of the money - which currently goes to retailers - to fund urgent maintenance of the city's tree canopy.

Toronto's 5-cent bag fee could be chopped if Rob Ford gets his way. Currently, retailers pull in over $5.4 million from the nickel charge - none of which they are obliged to donate to the city. Councillor Michelle Berardinetti - a member of the Executive Committee who will discuss the charge later today - wants to find a way to divert those funds to protect the city trees vulnerable to invasive species and disease. Since 2009, the charge has halved the number of bags handed out by retailers. Should we tweak the bag fee to benefit the city (thereby making it a tax) or cut it completely?

The OLG should look to Singapore's Marina Bay Sands complex when planning to build a casino resort in Toronto, according to an editorial in today's Globe and Mail. The piece argues that a large, multi-use facility is the best way to maximize the success of the project. The Marina Bay Sands looks like this by the way. In other casino news, Doug Holyday wants to ban the lobbyists from city hall and billionaires love the idea! The National Post also outlines the five hurdles the casino must clear to get the green light.

Toronto needs to rediscover its gun culture, according to National Post columnist Matt Gurney. Writing in response to the recent council debate and subsequent approval of a bylaw exemption for the Sportsman's Show to promote guns at its annual event (which is taking place on City property), Gurney argues if Toronto had a culture of responsible gun ownership then lawful owners wouldn't be stigmatized as part of an anti-gang strategy. What do you think? Is there such a thing as "healthy gun culture" in urban centres or should firearms have no place at all in cities?

The Globe and Mail says many of the events at the 2015 PanAm Games will be "clustered" in Toronto, meaning more events at Exhibition Place and less travel for athletes. "Centennial Park in Etobicoke, York University, University of Toronto Scarborough, and U of T's downtown St. George campus" will also see events in plans being unveiled later this morning.

Police say they won't lay any charges in the Rob Ford-Daniel Dale case, effectively confirming the Star reporter never trespassed on the mayor's property. Dale's Blackberry contained no images of the incident and we can assume Ford's own CCTV video showed no criminal activity either. Case closed. OK, so we can stop talking about this now, right?

The downtown casino debate reared its head again yesterday when Paul Godfrey, the chair of Ontario's lottery corporation, urged councillors to seek all the information they can before voting on the topic. Godfrey, an influential figure in Toronto politics, says he'd like to see a casino on the city's waterfront.