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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 [...]
Alleged Ponzi Schemer Joins T.O. Mayor Race
In what has to be one of the more bizarre footnotes of the almost year-long mayoral race, the “Chinese Warren Buffet” Weizhen Tang has filed to run for mayor of Toronto: “Tang said in an interview Thursday he has registered to run for mayor and has no doubt that Torontonians will vote him into office [...]
Re-Election Run For Shiner In Willowdale
Ward 24 Councillor and former Budget Chief David Shiner has signed on for another election, amid speculation that the current term may be his last: “The veteran councillor registered as a candidate for Ward 24, which he has held since 1991, on Tuesday. He is the last incumbent councillor to make a decision on his [...]
Inside City Hall: The Next Adam Vaughan?
Like Adam Vaughan and Sean McCormick before her, TV personality Liz West has registered to run as a council candidate in Ward 30: “I hope that Torontonians feel like they know me,” Ms. West, pictured at right, said. “I’m not someone they have to get to know. I’ve been in conversation with them for many, [...]
Rob Ford’s Brother Joins Race
The older brother and campaign manager for mayoral candidate Rob Ford is poised to add his name to the list of candidates in Ward 2: “The Etobicoke North ward is the one vacated by his brother Rob, currently a frontrunner in the race to be Toronto’s next mayor. “Yes I’m running,” he told the Toronto [...]
‘Someone From The Ford Family Will Be Running In Rob’s Ward 2′
The National Post reports that a member of the Ford family will definitely be on the ballot as a candidate in Ward 2 to replace mayoral candidate Rob Ford: “Rob Ford deferred comment to his spokesperson, Adrienne Batra, who said a member of the Ford family will announce their candidacy for the seat on August [...]
Tory Considering Joining Race For Mayor, E-mail With Candidate Reveals
The Globe and Mail reveals an e-mail exchange between mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson and potential opponent John Tory, where Thomson begs Tory to make a decision on whether he will add his name to the mayoral contest: “The e-mail exchange is the first evidence directly from Mr. Tory of his potential candidacy, and it reveals [...]
John Tory Leaning Toward Run For Mayor’s Chair
The speculation of whether John Tory will be on the ballot in October has risen over reports that Tory is actively polling and that former Premier Mike Harris is trying to drum up support: “He’s getting down to the short strokes” of making a decision with help from advisers, and is keen to make up [...]
‘The Dude’ Gets Into Politics
TV personality Sean “The Dude” McCormick has decided to move from the TV cameras of Sportsnet to facing the public in a different venue – their front doors. As the Toronto Sun reports, McCormick has decided to run for Councillor in Ward 19: “I got tired of waking up every morning and yelling at my [...]
Rosedale Resident Eyes Council Seat
Ward 27 welcomes another candidate to the race, with local resident and March of Dimes government relations rep Robert Meynell taking a run at replacing Councillor Kyle Rae: “I’ve always been interested in public office,” said Meynell. “I am interested in how society works well for everyone and implementing (solutions).” He also touts his business [...]
Report: Adam Giambrone Quitting Politics
The Toronto Star is reporting that Ward 18 councillor Adam Giambrone is ready to quit municipal politics and pass the torch to his Executive Assistant, Kevin Beaulieu: “With a buzz in west-end Ward 18 about Beaulieu doing groundwork for a run, a Star reporter approached him in a City Hall office on Monday and congratulated [...]
Smitherman Not Threatened By Ford
Toronto Community News caught up with mayoral candidate George Smitherman to get his thoughts on Etobicoke councillor Rob Ford joining the race to be Toronto’s next mayor: “Reacting to this morning’s announcement by Etobicoke North Councillor Rob Ford that he’s throwing his hat into the mayoralty race, George Smitherman says he doesn’t see Ford posing [...]
Rob Ford Poised To Join Mayoral Race
In what is likely the worst kept secret of the election contest thus far, the National Post reports on Rob Ford’s announcement that he will likely announce today that he’s running for mayor: “He was expected to announce his intentions on the John Oakley morning show on AM 640, and then walk over to City [...]
Warmington: Rob Ford For Mayor?
Sun columnist Joe Warmington thinks a Rob Ford candidacy may not be as much of a long shot as some are predicting: “On March 26, he has a big bash planned for about 1,000 supporters at the Toronto Congress Centre to “celebrate 10 years of working for the people.” It seems like a campaign kickoff [...]
Walker Mum On Political Prospects
Ward 22 Councillor Michael Walker, who has not filed to run for re-election in October, does not give any firm indications of his intent when asked directly by the Town Crier: “I may need to make my decision by the end of March,” said Walker. “I am leaning towards running, but everything is so fluid [...]
Hot Rumour: Dennis Mills To Run For Mayor
TEN is hearing that former Liberal Broadview-Greenwood MP and SARStock organizer Dennis Mills will register on Monday to run for mayor of Toronto. Not one but two well-connected city hall insiders got in touch with Toronto Election News to let us know that word is slowly getting out about Mills’ candidacy. Mills is widely known [...]
Giambrone (Finally) Enters Mayoral Race
Surprising no one, TTC Chair and Councillor Adam Giambrone made his plans to run for mayor official by registering as a candidate this morning at Toronto City Hall: “Giambrone, 32, was joined by campaign manager John Laschinger and a crowd of more than 20 journalists Monday, Feb. 1, morning to file his nomination papers at [...]
