Political Landscape of Toronto (including Ward Boundary Review)

[Midtown Urbanist]

Keesmaat's planning department population projections do not make sense. I don't understand why in certain areas growth (planned and unplanned) are included into populations, but in other areas, they aren't. How is Ward 6 maintaining the same ward boundaries after adding 30k residents at Humber Bay (Mark Grimes' figure)?

Planning department numbers are only as good as their base assumptions.

I think everyone at every level of the planning and political process has their head-in-the-sand over the growth at Humber Bay. They really do not account that large sites like the Kraft/Mondelez site will be redeveloped in the relatively near future with huge residential population. As far as the assumptions are concerned, they are 'industrial lands that are to be protected'. Neither did City Planning realize that Mimico was about to be facing a condo boom.

 

[W. K. Lis]

Instead of, or in addition to, ward numbers, maybe we should actually give the new wards names to go with them. Preferably, different names than the provincial riding names.

 

[Videodrome]

Instead of, or in addition to, ward numbers, maybe we should actually give the new wards names to go with them. Preferably, different names than the provincial riding names.

I like the names they use for constituency seats in the UK. Quite creative!

 

[DSC]

I like the names they use for constituency seats in the UK. Quite creative!

The constituency names in UK generally are place names and I can't see any too strange! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_Parliament_constituencies

The names of some of their candidates are however often 'odd". https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...mo-and-mr-fish-finger-a-very-british-election

 

[Videodrome]

Lord Buckethead was my favorite candidate in the last UK election.

 

[salsa]

Amazingly, the fight's still not over. Good grief.


Toronto councillor to fight OMB decision to boost the number of wards

https://www.thestar.com/news/city_h...mb-decision-to-boost-the-number-of-wards.html

 

[Avenue]

Can't he technically lose his useless seat if the number is actually reduced to 25?

 

[animatronic]

Can't he technically lose his useless seat if the number is actually reduced to 25?

That's why he tanked preferential ballots.

 

[King of Kensington]

These mediocrities going on about cutting council in half never think they'll be impacted personally.

 

[W. K. Lis]

Two reasons for more wards:

See link.

Giorgio Mammoliti, Michelle Holland missed half of recorded council votes in 2017

The suburban representatives topped the list for council truancy last year, a count by the Star reveals.​

So that there would be someone present at city council meetings.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

And done - from the Star

Court dismisses councillor’s request to appeal Toronto’s decision on ward boundaries

AoD

 

[ADRM]

And done - from the Star

Court dismisses councillor’s request to appeal Toronto’s decision on ward boundaries

AoD

BOOM, justice. Eff you, Di Dunpar (who is already invoking Trumpisms via statement: "Adding more politicians to City Hall serves no one's interest but the political establishment").

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

BOOM, justice. Eff you, Di Dunpar (who is already invoking Trumpisms via statement: "Adding more politicians to City Hall serves no one's interest but the political establishment").

Don't be too hard on him, he may think that all politicians are like him re: OPP investigation.

AoD

 

[Northern Light]

Remaining portion of the decision is out today.

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/20...-in-on-how-to-run-torontos-2018-election.html

Di Ciano loses again.

 

[W. K. Lis]

Remaining portion of the decision is out today.

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/20...-in-on-how-to-run-torontos-2018-election.html

Di Ciano loses again.

"Di Ciano and Natale’s lawyer had raised a concern..." The concern was he might lose. Any excuse to overturn a bad result (a bad result for him).