ArtsVote Toronto 2010 | I am an artist. I vote.

Save the Date!

By sue | Published: August 9, 2010

Posted in ArtsVote News, Mayoral News | Tagged art, City Councillor, George Smtherman, Joe Pantalone, John Tory, Mayoral race, Rob Ford, Rocco Rossi, Sarah Thomson | Leave a comment

ArtsVote is collecting photos of artists / arts workers / arts supporters for a promo slideshare! Ttake your picture holding a sign with the phrase “I am an artist, I vote” (customize if you are an arts worker, and arts supporter, or all three!) – be as creative as you want! If you’re sending a picture be sure you title the file with your name – and try not to kill our servers – jpgs under 300 Kb please. Email to info(at)artsvotetoronto.ca or post on our Facebook page.

The first 100 people who appear in videos or send pictures will be entered to win two pairs of tickets for a 9:30 pm Gala screening at the Toronto International Film Festival- Thanks to our friends at TIFF for this great prize!

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G&M: Smitherman sees tax hike as way to fix high youth unemployment

By sue | Published: September 3, 2010

As mayor, George Smitherman says he would encourage youth employment by charging businesses to create a $10-million fund subsidizing companies that hire young people.

He would also oblige firms doing business with the city – including transit, Toronto Hydro and the police service – to hire youth.

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Star: Candidates Debate Youth Issues

By sue | Published: September 3, 2010

Six mayoral candidates, including Rocco Achampong, gathered Thursday night for a debate on city issues facing Toronto’s youth.

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Star:Rob Ford would be a disaster as Toronto mayor

By sue | Published: September 3, 2010

Rob Ford loves to portray himself as the champion of the little guy, a lone wolf fighting on behalf of taxpayers fed up with waste and incompetence at city hall.

It’s a role Ford has honed to perfection during his 10 years as a Toronto City Councillor.

Now, the combative councillor from Etobicoke North is taking his act out across the city as he mounts a full-scale campaign to become the city’s next mayor.

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FAB: Keith Cole for mayor?

By sue | Published: September 3, 2010

Matt Thomas hits the campaign trail with Keith Cole, Toronto’s perverted cabaret king, as he shocks and inspires with his atypical race for the mayor’s office.

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EYE: Understanding “suburban fury”

By sue | Published: September 2, 2010

If Toronto mayoral frontrunner Rob Ford is tapping into “suburban fury,” his opponents need to better understand this phenomenon in order to close the apparently ever-widening gap. Thankfully, a Canadian-based think-tank called Arcade Fire has been studying the suburbs, and recently released their findings in a 65-minute audio-visual presentation entitled The Suburbs.

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NOW: Rating the races

By sue | Published: September 2, 2010

The contenders and pretenders in eight hot contests for council

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NOW: A Rocco and a hard place

By sue | Published: September 2, 2010

When Rocco Rossi entered the race for mayor all those moons ago, many asked, “Rocco who?”

Indeed, outside backroom political circles, both Tory and Liberal, Rossi was an unknown.

Eight months into the longest mayoral race in living memory, Rossi continues to be a huge question mark for voters, tracking in the single digits in public opinion polls despite some high-priced help and a slick, tech-savvy campaign.

So what’s the trouble with Rocco Rossi?

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Torontoist: Mayoral Electograph: Into the Home Stretch

By sue | Published: September 1, 2010

The Mayoral Electograph—appearing occasionally on Torontoist—combines poll data, statistical analysis, whimsy, and personal bias to assess the fortunes of key mayoral candidates in a colourful, easy-to-read chart–style thing. Click here to read more

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Pearls Before Swine – August 31, 2010

By sue | Published: September 1, 2010

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G&M: It’s debate-apalooza!

By sue | Published: September 1, 2010

Are you craving more Toronto debate action, but without Rob Ford’s promises to halt the gravy train, Rocco Rossi’s warmed-over one-liners and Sarah Thomson’s motherly tut-tutting of the “boys” in the race? Then your friendly neighbourhood cable channel has you covered

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