Toronto and the 2015 Federal Election

[Videodrome]

He was at the Jays game today and they lost.

 

[BurlOak]

Jewish nose comments, black comments about lips, etc. are not made in this era.

 

[Videodrome]

Is he an old stock Canadian?

 

[Armour]

Jewish nose comments, black comments about lips, etc. are not made in this era.

Jewish people often have large noses and black people have plump lips. Neither of those are racist, nor discriminatory comments in any way; they're observations. Are they untrue?

 

[Johnny Au]

Jewish people often have large noses and black people have plump lips. Neither of those are racist, nor discriminatory comments in any way; they're observations. Are they untrue?

...and East Asians often don't have odorous armpits (which is actually not racist or discriminatory, as it has been proven scientifically).

 

[Juan_Lennon416]

Should the Conservatives replace Jerry Bance given Scarborough-Rouge Park will most likely be won by the Liberals or NDP?

 

[adma]

Should the Conservatives replace Jerry Bance given Scarborough-Rouge Park will most likely be won by the Liberals or NDP?

Yeah, why not. After all, the NDP still runs candidates in Don Valley West. And on notional/traditional grounds, the Cons still have more of a chance in SRP than in Spadina-Fort York.

And hate to say it, but even with a quick-fix post-Bance candidate, the Cons still have second-place potential (if so, most likely over the NDP, given Toronto/Ontario polling)

 

[JasonParis]

Any signs of how Oliver is polling?

 

[Videodrome]

He is in serious danger of losing his seat going from everything that I read.

 

[King of Kensington]

Is he an old stock Canadian?

I doubt it. He's almost certainly a second or third generation Canadian, descended from the early 20th century Jewish immigration to Montreal.

 

[nfitz]

Jewish people often have large noses and black people have plump lips. Neither of those are racist, nor discriminatory comments in any way; they're observations. Are they untrue?

Given that Oliver's nose doesn't look stereotypical, and would easily pass for WASP, then surely the comment was indeed questionable. If the comment was about Robert Bourassa - fair play.

 

[King of Kensington]

He is in serious danger of losing his seat going from everything that I read.

Yeah he's in his constituency for sure, fighting to hold on.

 

[TOareaFan]

Yeah he's in his constituency for sure, fighting to hold on.

Not really surprising though..is it? Prior to 2011 has that riding ever been a win for the torys?

 

[King of Kensington]

In a 1978 by-election.

 

[Videodrome]

Yeah he's in his constituency for sure, fighting to hold on.

Toronto and the GTA are going red, with some Orange. Oliver will need a new job.