All Entries Tagged With: "CP24"
Smitherman Fends Off Attacks In Final Debate
In the last televised debate before voters go to the polls on Monday, mayoral candidate George Smitherman found himself as the target of fire from both sides: The two have parried on [eHealth] many times, but Ford made a new bid in this important debate, asking Smitherman if he gave an untendered $10 million contract [...]
Ford Attacked In Debate
Frontrunner mayoral candidate Rob Ford was attacked on all sides last night in the fifth televised debate on CP24: “George Smitherman wasted no time by poking Ford with the theme he’s aggressively pushed since a poll over the weekend showed Ford way out in front — that the Etobicoke councillor’s values aren’t consistent with Toronto. [...]
Mayoral Candidates Clash On Immigration
The latest mayoral debate, televised on CP24, saw the five leading candidates spar over a number of issues, including immigration: “Smitherman got the debate on refugees going when he referenced the Tamil migrants that recently landed in British Columbia. “I heard Rob Ford say that Toronto should be a refugee-free zone,” Smitherman said. Ford didn’t [...]
G20, Rob Ford’s Record Dominate Mayoral Debate
The G2o and the response from police dominated the latest mayoral debate, with candidate Rob Ford sparring with opponents over his remarks on how he would have handled the situation: “Either you support the police or you don’t support the police here,” the Etobicoke councillor said. “This is black or white. I support the police,” [...]
Di Matteo: 10 Mayoral Moments
NOW Magazine’s Enzo Di Matteo offers his top 10 moments from Monday night’s CP24 television debate: “Most embarrassing Joe Pantalone telling viewers concerned about the G20 summit lockdown to head to the cottage. Oops. Good socialists everywhere – and the majority out there without a comfy little place in the woods – were cringing.” Read [...]
Candidates Drop The Gloves In Second TV Debate
Before, during and after the mayoral debate broadcast on CP24, the various mayoral candidates came out swinging – at each other: “Hours before the debate kicked off on CP24, George Smitherman’s campaign fired off a furiously-worded challenge to the Rob Ford campaign, demanding the councillor prove how he will pay for his transit plan. “Ford [...]
Toronto’s Mayoral Debates: Too Much Of A Good Thing?
Kelly Grant of the Globe and Mail asks whether the anticipated 60-70 mayoral debates to be held between now and October is the proper way to evaluate the candidates for the next mayor of Toronto: “Toronto’s debate gauntlet raises a question: When it comes to the mayoral race, could less be more? Would fewer debates, [...]
Mayoral Candidates Square Off In Televised Debate
Last night saw the first of six televised mayoral debates, with the leading contenders huddled around a tabled headed by host Stephen LeDrew. The debate featured top hats, multiple hosts, regular twitter updates and some policies, but no knockout punches: “Nobody came out [of last year's garbage strike] smelling good, conceded Joe Pantalone, deputy mayor [...]
Smitherman To Skip First Televised Debate
Mayoral candidate George Smitherman has announced that he will not be participating in the election’s first televised debate: “We can all anticipate people will be making mischief with this but I’ll be looking forward to participating in another 50 of these debates or so,” Smitherman said. A recent adoptive father, Smitherman said he’ll be on [...]
Bike Union: Rossi Ducked Bike Lane Debate
Blogging over at the Toronto Cyclist Union website, Executive Director Yvonne Bambrick gives details on an aborted debate over bike lanes that almost happened on CP24 between herself and mayoral candidate Rocco Rossi: “Unfortunately, the live discussion was called off. The show’s producers told me that Rossi refused to speak on the issue at the [...]
