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The Skeletons In Toronto Mayoral Candidates’ Closets
In the wake of Rob Ford admitting his arrest in Florida, the National Post canvassed the leading mayoral candidates to see if they had anything in their past they wanted to own up to: Rocco Rossi Rocco Rossi has never been arrested, but freely admits to having tried illicit drugs. “As a kid trying to [...]
Hopefuls Spar At Lawrence Heights Mayoral Debate
Five of the six mayoral candidates debated subsidized housing, crime and each other his week during a debate in the Lawrence Heights area: George Smitherman, who has been neck-and-neck with Ford in the polls, attacked Ford as a “purveyor of doom and gloom”. “This councillor sees everything through the narrow lens of a penny,” said [...]
Mammoliti Shot Down For Aiming To Arm Bylaw Officers
Mayoral candidate Giorgio Mammoliti got people talking about his proposal to arm the city’s by-law officers. His opponents were quick to dismiss the idea as “outrageous”, amongst other things: “I like Giorgio, but this idea is absurd,” west-end councillor and deputy mayor Joe Pantalone said. “Fighting a spray can with a gun doesn’t seem to [...]
Arm Bylaw Officers: Mammoliti
To combat local crime, mayoral candidate Giorgio Mammoliti has pledged to arm the city’s by-law officers and expand their powers to include the ability to make arrests: “Ours is becoming a city filled with illegal posters,” Mammoliti said on Sunday. “We have to expand the number of enforcement officers and give them some teeth.” He [...]
Mammoliti: Track Convicted Gang Members
Mayoral candidate Giorgio Mammoliti has offered his solution to tackling crime in Toronto – tracking known members of street gangs: “I am suggesting we create a task force to keep track of these people as they move around,” he said Monday. “Police will be given the necessary powers to keep these people off the streets.” [...]
Mammoliti: Curfews Needed For Teens
In a piece for the Toronto Sun, mayoral candidate Giorgio Mammoliti has outlined a new policy calling for curfews for teens in and around the city: “Mammoliti renewed calls Sunday for a curfew on teens in a bid to shoot down murder statistics. And if they lack adequate parenting “we should consider taking them away [...]
Globe Conducts Reality Check On Mammoliti Promises
With the ink still wet on Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti’s mayoral registration form, the Globe & Mail goes through each policy the would-be mayor announced yesterday. Results? Results may take a while. On Mammoliti’s plans for a casino: “No dice. Unless the city can persuade Revenue Canada that it’s a charitable organization, Ontario’s Alcohol and Gaming [...]
