2023 Toronto Mayoral by-election

[christiesplits]

I chatted with my city hall staffer friend last night. He works for a progressive councillor. One name that has popped up among some lefty circles is Olivia Chow.

Personally, I think this is a bad choice. Yes, she has name recognition, but her 2014 campaign was very uninspiring. Even if she took a cue from 9 years ago and ran on a more bold and ambitious platform, I think she comes off as "yesterday's candidate."

I owe my friend a pop.

 

[Coolibop]

I now know what $123k worth of signs looks like... In comparison, Chow spent $98k and Bailao $64k.

 

[adma]

I think Gong's (mostly out-of-town) donors beg examination.

 

[christiesplits]

The total fundraising hauls have been published for all the major mayoral campaigns.

Bailao - $2.1 million
Chow - $1.6 million
Saunders - $970K
Matlow - $920K
Bradford - $755K
Gong - $695K
Furey - $550K
Hunter - $255K
Brown - $52K

Elections Financial Disclosure - Accessing City Hall | City of Toronto

Elections Financial Disclosure

app.toronto.ca

 

[Admiral Beez]

Yes. Renting out apartments to tenant residents is providing a service. It takes a lot of work. Perhaps you should try it sometime and see for yourself.

Looking at this poor bastard, no thanks.

Rosie DiManno: Tenant woes leave one homeowner close to the edge

Brantford homeowner trying to evict a tenant is couch-surfing and sleeping in his car as his bills pile up. ‘He’s trying to put me in a situation where I have to sell him my home.’

www.thestar.com

Paywall free: https://archive.is/fHEHd

If I had the hundreds of thousands of $$ to buy a rental property, I’d skip the hassle and buy bank stock or bonds. GICs are paying close to 6% now.