It is more than eight months before the municipal election and, not surprisingly, Rocco Rossi’s campaign office on Avenue Road is bare. There are no Rossi for Mayor signs up yet, no trappings of the campaign machinery that dissects a city and plots a victory. Read more:
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/toronto/story.html?id=2529753
George Smitherman vowed Sunday to “take to the streets” of Toronto for a “ground war” during his campaign for the mayor’s chair. Read more…
Councillor plans to keep job as TTC chair during the campaign; says ‘I’ve got a lot of unfinished work to do’ Read more…
Received this this morning from Anthony Furey – looks interesting.
Dear friends,
I wanted to let you know about the first installment of my municipal affairs column with the National Post.
From now until the election I, along with Chris Selley and Jonathan Goldsbie, will be debating all facets of the urban experience. The three of us represent the three spectrums of political taste to guarantee a balanced but exciting debate (I’m the guy in the middle).
Please check it out here:
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2010/01/31/introducing-the-posted-toronto-political-panel.aspx
In the months aheads our panel will evolve to be hosting various events, posting podcasts, providing commentary and generally causing the sort of political ruckus you might expect out of three angry twentysomethings!
Feel free to contact me with any questions or news releases you might have.
Sincerely,
Anthony Furey
anthony.furey@utoronto.ca
twitter.com/anthonyfurey
We’re nearly a month in, click on the link below to find out, as of now, who’s running for (re)election in your ward. Don’t know your ward number? Handy link for that too.
Oh dear, it was supposed to be a pleasant interview Sunday with city councillor Adam Giambrone before Monday’s announcement read more...
As a desperate teen she crashed on friends’ couches, and when none were available, she braved the streets of Toronto. But from that humble beginning, Sarah Thomson turned her life around read more…
George Smitherman managed to wrestle away some ink from mayoral challenger Rocco Rossi yesterday, with news that the Carpenters’ Union is endorsing him. Read more…
Put planned transit lines on hold to ensure money is there Kill planned bike lanes along major routes such as Jarvis St. Outsource certain city services, such as garbage collection…read more
Rob Ford, please run. You’re the right guy for a lefty race
Rob Ford for mayor? Down here at City Hall, the very idea has people grinding their teeth, rolling their eyes or falling down laughing. In this artificial universe under a clam shell, Mr. Ford is considered a buffoon whose half-educated rants about wasteful spending and crushing taxes lower the tone of the place. Read more…