All Entries Tagged With: "endorsements"
Spacing Votes: Round-Up: The Endorsing Editorials
Spacing Votes provides a helpful summary of the various newspaper and blog editorials offering their picks for the next mayor of Toronto: “The Toronto Sun also published its endorsement last Sunday, but went the other way, endorsing Rob Ford. The editorial argues he’s the only person who can tackle the big job of cleaning up [...]
Torontoist: Twelve Wards That Could Reshape Council, And Our Picks For The Best Candidate In Each
Online magazine Torontoist offers their picks for council in some of the hotly contested ward races across the city: Ward 29: Mary Fragedakis “Despite her slew of NDP endorsements, Fragedakis sounds a lot like her opponents on the major issues facing the ward and city at large. However, she is more nuanced than her opponents [...]
Ashton: Why Rob Ford Doesn’t Get My Vote
Former colleague Brian Ashton gives his reasons why he won’t be supporting mayoral candidate Rob Ford: “I observed Rob Ford over 10 years and found him to be a solitary councillor largely absent from the day-to-day political dynamics at City Hall. When picking away at some perceived political sore, his social skills were coarse if [...]
Granatstein: Toronto Council Needs Fresh Faces
The Sun’s Rob Granatstein offers his choices for council, in the hopes that a fresh crop of candidates can bring change to City Hall: * In Ward 29 Toronto Danforth, Jennifer Wood is trying to fill the big shoes left by Case Ootes. Wood, a lawyer at RBC, has proposed a number of solid ideas, [...]
Toronto Community News Makes Picks For Council
The Editorial Board of Toronto Community News has made their choices for the local races and offer their picks in the various publications: Ward 4: It is The Guardian’s experience that in this Etobicoke Centre ward, constituents are looking for a change. They want and deserve a candidate who listens, communicates regularly and is active [...]
National Post: Rob Ford Is The Best Choice or Toronto
The National Post Editorial Board endorses mayoral candidate Rob Ford as well as giving some advice on how to chose your councillor: Policy-wise, Toronto very much needs a proverbial bull in the china shop. A great many precious, expensive things at City Hall need shattering: the fair-wage policy that ensures the city can’t contract out [...]
Former Mayor David Crombie Endorses Smitherman
Toronto’s former “tiny perfect mayor”, David Crombie, has taken the unusual step of endorsing a candidate for mayor y choosing George Smitherman: “Crombie, mayor from 1972 to 1978 and later a federal Conservative cabinet minister, said he decided to make his first civic endorsement since leaving public office 22 years ago. Smitherman said that, if [...]
Globe And Mail Endorses George Smitherman
The Globe and Mail Editorial Board has “cautiously” thrown its support behind mayoral candidate George Smitherman over opponent Rob Ford: “Mr. Ford and Mr. Smitherman have similarly unpersuasive and unsatisfactory platforms. In the end, Mr. Smitherman’s ability to get things done makes him the better candidate; Torontonians may have to live in hope that he [...]
Hotel Workers’ Union Endorses Smitherman
George Smitherman welcomed the support of another labour organization – the city’s hotel workers say Smitherman would be the best to help the city’s immigrant workers: “Unite Here Local 75 became the latest labour union to endorse the former deputy premier, after the Central Ontario Building Trades, which represents 60,000 Torontonian construction workers, announced earlier [...]
Levy Makes Her Selections
Sun columnist Sue-Ann Levy offers her choices in a number of local races across Toronto: “Ward 9, York Centre: After taking her sweet time to return from Italy following the Sunrise Propane explosion in 2008 and cozying up to David Miller for the past seven years, 25-year councillor Maria Augimeri has overstayed her welcome. Despite [...]
Selley: Smitherman’s New Saviour — Trudeau
National Post columnist Chris Selley notes the appearance of Montreal-area MP Justin Trudeau in the mayoral race, which may not be a good thing for George Smitherman: “Still, inviting someone with the surname Trudeau into your political life is to invite at least some risk. In recent weeks, Mr. Smitherman has been piling on the [...]
Star: More Fresh Faces For City Council
The Toronto Star picks up from yesterday to offer its choices in the second half of the city’s wards: Ward 27 Toronto Centre-Rosedale: With Kyle Rae leaving the scene, a sharp fight has developed between two strong candidates over this open seat. Kristyn Wong-Tam is an art gallery owner, real estate agent and respected city-builder. [...]
New Pantalone Endorsements On Heels Of Labour Support For Smitherman
Both mayoral candidates Joe Pantalone and George Smitherman unveiled new endorsements in an effort to demonstrate momentum: “Mr. Pantalone’s campaign announced – and in many cases re-announced – the endorsements of several of the city’s left-leaning activists, including councillors Janet Davis and Gord Perks, NDP MPP Rosario Marchese and candidate Mike Layton. “I’m voting for [...]
Star Election Choices For City Council (Part 1)
The Toronto Star Editorial Board offers its first instalment of picks for the local races across the city, with a few interesting choices: Ward 13 Parkdale-High Park: Bill Saundercook is another incumbent who has been around too long. Sarah Doucette, a successful community activist and local leader, would be a more progressive voice for the [...]
Mayoral Endorsements: Ford Nabs Holyday, Smitherman Gets Trudeau
With a week left in the campaign, new endorsements are coming fast and furious for both the frontrunners – with MP Justin Trudeau endorsing George Smitherman and councillor Doug Holyday endorsing Rob Ford: “The Ford campaign has for some time been trying to land Holyday — an elder statesman on council’s right wing, known as [...]
Toronto Sun: Rob Ford For Toronto
The Toronto Sun Editorial Board has offered its endorsement to mayoral candidate Rob Ford, which they hope will bring real change at City Hall: Ford has made a point at City Hall not just to help his own constituents — which starts with returning their phone calls — but people from right across the city. [...]
Ford Nabs More Incumbent Support With Milczyn Endorsement
Mayoral candidate has picked up another endorsement from one of his council colleagues: fellow Etobicoke councillor Peter Milczyn: “Mr. Milczyn was a member of the right-leaning Responsible Government Group at City Hall during the last administration and joins councillors Frances Nunziata, Mike Del Grande, Giorgio Mammoliti and John Parker in backing Mr. Ford. “Rob’s message [...]
