Northern Light
Superstar
Very unfortunate.
Adverse to democracy.
As the suspect is known, I hope an arrest will be made with all due haste and the event rescheduled.
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2023 Toronto Mayoral by-election
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Very unfortunate.
Adverse to democracy.
As the suspect is known, I hope an arrest will be made with all due haste and the event rescheduled.
A number of the candidates have closed their campaign offices
gabe
Senior Member
Someone apparently threatening Mayoral candidates with a firearm.
Bradford and Saunders withdrawing from a debate tonight pending apprehension of the suspect, waiting to hear from other candidates.
Toronto mayoral campaign event cancelled after security threat; suspect arrested
Suspect in custody late Thursday after threats uttered against mayoral candidates.www.thestar.com
Police are looking for this thug.
Police hunting for armed man who threatened to shoot Toronto politicians
Toronto Police are on the hunt for a suspect who allegedly burst into a building, wielding a gun, and threatened to shoot multiple candidates runni...
www.blogto.com
adma
Superstar
Only because he's carrying on the family brand. And much more blatantly in his case than in that of Mike Layton.
Richard White
Senior Member
In lighter news this election is turning out to be a Gong show.
Rufus8
Active Member
You have to remember the change to 25 councillors at the insistence of the province, there is a lot of work to do at the local level. Councillors can NOT stop developments. They can NOT control healthcare in their regions. They do NOT set education policy or structures. They are supposed to set municipal policy but it is limited. When Tory was first elected he said he wanted to deal with term limits and mayoral accountability. When Trudeau was elected he said he wanted to sort out the senate. Neither carbuncle has been dealt with and indeed both continue to fester! This is politics at it's most stagnant. It's not just young people who recognize things don't work. Our administrative structure is colonial on steriods, it is not meant to address the issues of a modern urban landscape. Development, immigration, infrastructure, economic development - they are all managed by other governments, so what is Toronto to do? my guess is continue to tread water, nothing to see here, move along.....
Rufus8
Active Member
seriously I WANT TORONTO TO BE A CITY STATE!
TORONTO CANADA - an idea who's time is now.
no one talks about our lack of control in our city. Can't someone come up with something new that allows Toronto to decide on it's own future?
TORONTO CANADA - an idea who's time is now.
no one talks about our lack of control in our city. Can't someone come up with something new that allows Toronto to decide on it's own future?
adma
Superstar
Fresco
Active Member
He's been arrested (but probably out on bail already)Police are looking for this thug.
Police hunting for armed man who threatened to shoot Toronto politicians
Toronto Police are on the hunt for a suspect who allegedly burst into a building, wielding a gun, and threatened to shoot multiple candidates runni...
christiesplits
Senior Member
New Mainstreet poll.
Chow - 32%
Bailao - 16%
Saunders - 12%
Matlow - 10%
Furey - 9%
Hunter - 7%
Bradford - 4%
Brown - 4%
Chow - 32%
Bailao - 16%
Saunders - 12%
Matlow - 10%
Furey - 9%
Hunter - 7%
Bradford - 4%
Brown - 4%
christiesplits
Senior Member
A run down of Ana Bailao's meeting with the Star editorial board:
www.thestar.com
Bailao's key message - that she's the only candidate to defeat Chow - coinciding with the release of the Mainstreet poll that has her second, is probably not a coincidence. Kouvalis is working his magic.
Why Ana Bailão claims she is ‘the only alternative’ to election front-runner Olivia Chow
In a meeting with the Star’s editorial board, Bailão, an ally of John Tory, described herself as a negotiator who understands working family fears.
www.thestar.com
Bailao's key message - that she's the only candidate to defeat Chow - coinciding with the release of the Mainstreet poll that has her second, is probably not a coincidence. Kouvalis is working his magic.
Northern Light
Superstar
A run down of Ana Bailao's meeting with the Star editorial board:
Why Ana Bailão claims she is ‘the only alternative’ to election front-runner Olivia Chow
In a meeting with the Star’s editorial board, Bailão, an ally of John Tory, described herself as a negotiator who understands working family fears.
Bailao's key message - that she's the only candidate to defeat Chow - coinciding with the release of the Mainstreet poll that has her second, is probably not a coincidence. Kouvalis is working his magic.
Of course, only Main Street has been showing Bailao second or in double digits, and this on the heels of Quito predicting an NDP win in Alberta..........
There's a reason people think Quito has his thumb on the scale.... (whether its true or not)
christiesplits
Senior Member
Two endorsements for Chow from Councillors Jamaal Myers and Amber Morley.
As I noted before, endorsements themselves aren't necessarily game-changers, but they can provide mayoral candidates with a pool of volunteers and access to donors. It can also show momentum, as an endorsement from a councillor for a winning mayoral candidate can mean getting a plum chair or speaker gig.
One reason I've always been bullish on Bailao is the large number of endorsements she's racked up from municipal provincial and federal politicians, especially in the early days. Many politicians clearly see her as the consensus (or status quo, I'd argue) candidate.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
I just received my 2nd half 2023 tax bill. Up more than 12% from earlier this year. I’m okay with that, provided we clear Allan Gardens. Provide housing, send in the boots, either or, do something.
lead82
Senior Member
I’d be ok with taxes going up if services were better. But they aren’t. The money is squandered on pet projects and bureaucratic waste and inertia.