2006 Municipal Elections: CityTV Mayor's Debate

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Did anyone catch this on Sunday?

Miller came out looking the best while LeDrew improved his image a bit (he got a lot of applause when he suggested that if Miller were mayor in the 50s Toronto would've never gotten a subway). Pitfield came across as a hypocrite on a few occasions although the audience was behind her.

She seemed to score some big points with her 2KM/year 25 year subway development plan, but when asked how she intended to fund it she gave a vague 'Federal/Provincial funding + private partnerships' answer.

I should note, although I said LeDrew came out looking a bit better, he was still pretty ridiculous. For example, on the issue of youth crime, he blamed it on Toronto losing jobs to the suburbs. In fact, he blamed much of everything on that.

I also don't get Miller's refusal to really give incineration a chance. Waste diversion is the best way to go, but why not take care of the rest using a method that seems to be working well in other areas of the world?

 

[scarberiankhatru]

"For example, on the issue of youth crime, he blamed it on Toronto losing jobs to the suburbs."

The places where most youth criminals live/operate never had any jobs in the first place.

edit - "Waste diversion is the best way to go"

Speaking of waste diversion, what's the next big thing planned? The greenbins are great, but I've always wondered why it took so long for them to be rolled out to all parts of the city. Our household garbage production has gone waaay down due to the bin. We used to produce at least one bag of garbage every week but we sometimes don't have enough to fill one bag every two weeks.

 

[Suicidal Gingerbread Man]

She seemed to score some big points with her 2KM/year 25 year subway development plan, but when asked how she intended to fund it she gave a vague 'Federal/Provincial funding + private partnerships' answer.

It is funny, because Pitfield's transportation policy only commits her to have a committee examine a 2 km/year plan to determine its costs and benefits. Everything about her policy is vague.

 

[samplain]

I hope Pitfield doesnt win, just for the simple fact that her voice is unbearable to listen to. She sounds like the woman you call up in administration that gives you a hard time.

 

[cdl42]

I enjoyed the "Radically condensed and completely paraphrased summary of the SUN TV debate Friday night (from memory)" from Eye Magazine's blog.


Moderator 1: Blah blah blah, welcome, this is my friend, moderator 2.

Moderator 2: [looks like he doesn’t like to be on TV]

Moderator 1: What about that Gardiner Expressway?

Miller: Well, it’d be nice to get rid of it, but it’s way too expensive. So we’ll keep it.

Pitfield: We should keep it.

LeDrew: It’s time someone said it: We’ll keep it.

Pitfield: If no one else will say it, I will: we should keep it. But Miller has a secret agenda.

Moderator 2: Secret agenda?

Pitfield: He’s going to tear down the Gardiner.

All three candidates: [savage screaming, biting and kicking].

LeDrew: Miller has done NOTHING AT ALL!

Miller: I replaced some buses.

LeDrew: If you’d forget about the streetcar ROW maybe you could replace some buses!

Pitfield: That streetcar ROW sucks!

Miller: Then why did you vote for it?

Pitfield: It seemed like a better idea before. It sucks!

Moderator 1: Isn’t that a flip flop?

Pitfield: I never flip flop.

Moderator 2: Pitfield, you want to build subways. How you gonna pay for that?

Pitfiled: Some senior government pixie dust, a dash of private sector magic and whoah, look at that shiny object.

Miller: We can’t afford subways.

LeDrew: You’ll never build any subways.

Miller: We’re building a subway.

LeDrew: Miller has done NOTHING AT ALL!!!

Miller: I housed the homeless.

LeDrew: Nyah nyah nyah. NOTHING!
All three candidates: [Gouging and rabbit punching. Hair pulling.]

Moderator 1: OK, goodbye.

 

[MetroMan1000]

HA HA HA HA HA HA ^^^^^^HA HA HA HA HA HA

That's the most ****ing hilarious poltical commentating I've ever read!!! HA HA HA :rollin :lol :rollin :lol

 

[spasongs]

Incinartation is working fine in places like Paris. Miller is just such a do nothing, give money away idiot.

 

[spmarshall]

Wow. Opinion worthy of the Toronto Sun or 640/1010 radio.