2018 Municipal Election: Toronto Council Races

[Richard White]

It sounds like Mammoliti (TO's worst city councillor) may have a serious challenger, TDSB school trustee Tiffany Ford. She has a lot of prominent backers including Kristyn Wong-Tam, Michael Coteau, Adam Vaughan, Jill Andrew and Desmond Cole.

Mammolitti wont get reelected. If anything he will get deposed, run in the next provincial by-election and become the next justice minister.

 

[adma]

Mammolitti wont get reelected. If anything he will get deposed, run in the next provincial by-election and become the next justice minister.

If it weren't for the Ford-led Tories being a readymade "enabler", I could just as well see a defeated/deposed Mammo running for a fringe party or as an independent--hey, if he's the sort to endorse Iola Fortino as Councillor...

 

[christiesplits]

Happy to see Shelley Carroll running again. I think it was a noble of her to resign her seat when she ran and ultimately lost her provincial campaign.

 

[DSC]

Happy to see Shelley Carroll running again. I think it was a noble of her to resign her seat when she ran and ultimately lost her provincial campaign.

Indeed! Compare to "Denzil the Weasel"

 

[Avenue]

Thank god. Without her name recognition in the running that rich suburban ward would be a lock to elect a fiscal-social conservative.

 

[Videodrome]

Jennifer Pagliaro @jpags 20m

The incumbents who haven't signed up but who have not yet said publicly what they plan to do are @Mark_Grimes, @JustinDiCiano, Shiner, De Baeremaeker, @cncllrChinLee (resigned his seat to run provincially) and @NeethanShan

I wouldn't be bothered if most of them didn't register.

 

[Avenue]

https://twitter.com/Sean_YYZ/status/1015341138809643008

What's up with Layton? Is he planning on running for mayor or something? Because that's a terrible idea.

 

[Richard White]

There are going to be some interesting council races in October. Here are a few races I will be watching. Ward 16 a new ward with two city councillors battling it out. Ana Bailao and Cesar Palacio. Who will win? Your guess is as good as mine. One thing is for sure. Only one of them will be returning to city council. Ward 25. This could turn out to be a real battle between school board trustee Chris Moise and Nicki Ward. Nicki is a strong community activist in the village, and will be a tough contender. Ward 39 - Scarborough. Michelle Holland-Berarnidetti will be up against Free Scarborough de-amalgamation activist, Robert McDermott. Berarnidetti supports amalgamation, so it will be interesting to see how people vote in this ward. It's going to be an exciting election.

I live in Michelles ward and I won't be voting for her.

As for de-amalgamation, that is a dead issue. I remember growing up in the City of Scarborough but most people in Toronto did not arrive here when it was 6 cities.

I miss Metro Toronto more than anyone but it would take Dougie to dismantle the city and currently he is preaching the Mike Harris bible. Mike Harris was the one that created Toronto as we know it today.

 

[Skeezix]

Deamalgamation is dumb.

 

[DSC]

Deamalgamation is dumb.

…. and dead. The most that should be done is giving additional authority to Community Councils to make more final decisions.

 

[Videodrome]

Ward 19 still doesn't have any registered candidates and a lot of them only have one person registered.

 

[Urbinski]

Ward 19 still doesn't have any registered candidates and a lot of them only have one person registered.

Ward 19 will be Mike Layton, and no, he is not running for Mayor.

 

[MetroMan]

Mike Layton just registered to run for Re-Election.

Edit: Spoke too soon. He just tweeted his nomination papers; he’ll be filing them in the morning.

 

[PinkLucy]

What? No Darryl what’s his name?

 

[torontologist]

What? No Darryl what’s his name?

I think he runs in University-Rosedale now. At least he did for the provincial election. Maybe he doesn't live in the new Ward 19?