All Entries Tagged With: "David Miller"
Mayoral Promise, Meet Reality
The Globe and Mail examines how difficult it is for the Mayor of Toronto to follow through on their promises, especially compared to U.S. jurisdictions: As noble a pursuit as politics may be, many of the city’s best and brightest clearly believe it’s easier to get things done outside of city hall. Contrast that to [...]
Goar: David Miller Goes From Hero To Punching Bag
As his second term comes to a close, the Star’s Carol Goar reflects on Mayor David Miller and the public sentiment on his administration: Miller insists ordinary voters aren’t angry, although every public opinion poll says they are. He points out that he kept every promise he made. He cites a 2-month-old poll showing he’d [...]
BlogTO: What The 2006 Toronto Mayoral Election Reveals About This Year’s Race
BlogTO combs through the results of the 2006 mayoral race to see what the data may reveal about the potential results of the 2010 contest: “Though the outcome of the 2006 election was predictable, looking closely at the results reveals some interesting facts. David Miller, often regarded as a mayor who mostly represents downtown interests, [...]
Lorinc: On Grinding Axes And Alternative Futures
In his weekly Spacing column, John Lorinc thinks David Miller’s endorsement of Joe Pantalone was in part a settling of old scores: “Surely, after seven years in power, it’s time for Miller to bury the axe. Absent reconciliation, the mayor should have kept his nose out of this election, as most self-respecting retiring leaders do [...]
For David, Hardly Miller Time
The Globe and Mail reports that the Canadian Club had to cancel a speech by Mayor David Miller after only a handful of tickets were sold for the event: “While Mr. Miller was making his passionate case for Mr. Pantalone, Jennifer Koddermann, the executive director of the Canadian Club of Toronto, sent an e-mail at [...]
Toronto Mayor David Miller Endorses Joe Pantalone As His Successor
As expected, Mayor David Miller endorse his Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone and asked Torontonians to join him in voting for Pantalone: “Like many Torontonians, I’ve watched this mayoral race with incredible frustration and distress, because what I’ve seen is candidates who want to tear this city down, and that’s not what we need in Toronto,” [...]
Miller To Endorse Pantalone
To the surprise of very few observers, word leaked out yesterday that Mayor David Miller will offer his endorsement to mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone today: “Miller had long maintained his distance from the race, saying before Labour Day he wasn’t going to intervene. But with Pantalone desperate for a boost, lagging behind frontrunners Rob Ford [...]
Granatstein: City Filled With Questions
The Sun’s Rob Granatstein offers his answers to many of the questions on the minds of Toronto voters: But what about Ford’s plan? If you’re voting for Ford because of his transit plan, think again. If you’re voting for Ford for his well-refined budget, give your head a shake. If you’re looking to stir up [...]
Persichilli: Mayoral Election Is About Miller, Not Ford
The Star’s Angelo Persichilli sees the popularity of mayoral candidate Rob Ford as a direct response to the last seven years of David Miller as mayor: “Torontonians are tired of a mayor who believes that amalgamation never happened, and that the real Toronto remains the downtown core while the rest of the megacity is just [...]
Nominations Closed For Toronto Elections
At 2:00 pm yesterday, nominations for the position of mayor and councillor for the October 25th contest closed. As the media reports, no major announcement materialized, but Mayor Miller did create some excitement: “Departing Mayor David Miller sent media pulses racing Friday when he wandered through City Hall on nomination day with a wad of [...]
Corcoran: Miller Regime Tries To Cash In With Spending
The Post’s Terence Corcoran offers that the existing establishment in Toronto will try to use recent spending announcements to their electoral advantage: “In the coming election, the likes of which Toronto has not seen in some time if ever, the mainstream game will be based on two key plays: A continuing attempt to put down [...]
Nickle: Comparing Miller To His Antithesis – Ford
Toronto Community News scribe David Nickle examines the stark difference a Mayor Rob Ford would be different from a Mayor David Miller: “For instance, when Miller said this about the debate over Toronto’s new zoning bylaw – a giant document that literally shapes the future of the city on a block-by-block level, he replied: “It’s [...]
‘Rob Ford’s Not Leading, David Miller Is’ Outgoing Mayor Says
As the final council meeting wraps up, Mayor David Miller was quick to point out that the latest opinion polls on the mayoral race actually have him in the lead, despite not being in the race: “Most Torontonians, Miller said, stand firmly behind him and his legacy of “massive” investment in city-building projects — in [...]
Mayor Miller Would Likely Win If He Ran Again, Poll Shows
A number of interesting items come out of the latest Ipsos Reid poll, but one election watchers are talking about is that Mayor David Miller would lead all contenders if he was in the race: “Of 400 people who participated in the Ipsos Reid telephone survey, 39% said they would choose Mr. Miller over any [...]
FYI: Miller Not Reconsidering A Run For Office
The National Post mentions that David Miller remains steadfast in his decision not to offer himself for re-election in October: “People keep asking me that question,” he told reporters today at the Water’s Edge Promenade and Canada’s Sugar Beach, cornerstones of the city’s waterfront revitalization. “On days like today, where you see the results of [...]
Hepburn: Miller May Still Be The Best Candidate For Mayor
Toronto Star columnist Bob Hepburn asserts that if he did decide to run for a third term, Mayor David Miller would likely win against the current field: “He swept into power in 2003 promising to clean up corruption and incompetence at city hall and to reverse the city’s decline that started in the 1980s. An [...]
Miller Goes To Bat For Friends
What is David Miller’s endorsement worth? That’s what we’ll find out as letters have begun to appear from the outgoing mayor in support of loyal team members running for re-election. A TEN reader was kind enough to forward a letter (sounding more like a reference letter than an election piece) from Miller praising Ward 32 [...]
