Palma
Senior Member
I think Tory is or would be for it
Chow has always been against the airport
So, I talked to a relative who basically knows lots of middle-aged Cantonese speaking Chinese-Canadian suburbanites (long list of adjectives eh?), asked him what they thought about the various candidates.
Basically, he told me that Chow being able to speak Chinese, or being Chinese, has almost no relevance. In fact, they are hardcore members of Ford Nation. They absolutely loooove the way Ford talks about not wasting money, keeping taxes low, keeping his office budget low etc. Also, many in Scarborough simply want the subway because "subways make their property values rise", not because of any of the multitude of reasons we discuss on this forum. They don't really like Chow because she's in the NDP and has the reputation of being pro-union and pro-taxes.
At the end of the day, you can't assume that everyone in a given demographic group thinks or votes the same way obviously, but I thought it might be interesting to share my discussion about some members of a demographic that is perhaps less likely to post on this forum or online in general.
I guess that means Chow will need to address them on how Ford hasn't really saved money/found waste and generally hasn't done much for them.
I thought SAL was on the Provincial beat?
Oh, those commentors -- tax contributors? Good for you edmundoconnor at trying to engage them, but I fear you're going to end up banging your head against a wall."Shabbily-dressed"? What has this got to do with anything? Yeesh.
SAL is going all-out today.
http://www.torontosun.com/2014/03/17/reinventing-history-olivia-chow-style
I do expect the Sun to sink really low and Chow is surely prepared for that.
Oh, those commentors -- tax contributors? Good for you edmundoconnor at trying to engage them, but I fear you're going to end up banging your head against a wall.