All Entries Tagged With: "Joe Pantalone"
Smart Car Parked In Dumb Spot
The salvos between the mayoral campaign continued in earnest as the Smitherman camp tipped off the Toronto Sun to a photo of opponent Joe Pantalone’s signature smart car parked in a bike lane:
“An eagle-eyed volunteer for Pantalone’s rival, George Smitherman, saw the car on Harbord St. and snapped the photo with their iPhone.
The Sun [...]
Spacing: Joe Pantalone’s TTC
As part of their review of the pledges of mayoral candidates, Spacing Votes gives a detailed rundown of Joe Pantalone’s transit platform:
SUMMARY: Pantalone’s Current Transit Platform
Funding Approach: A common thread found within the candidates’ platforms—at this point of the campaign—is the lack of policy specifics. Pantalone has stated that, as mayor, he will continue Miller’s [...]
Keep Ontario Place Cinesphere: Councillor
Mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone has offered come out against any plans to demolish the iconic Cinesphere or any other architecturally unique aspects of Ontario Place as part of the site’s contemplated revitalization project:
“It’s totally wrong to contemplate demolishing it,” he said. “The architectural community of this city, the people who love the public [...]
Inside City Hall: Reading The Labour Council Tea Leaves
The Globe’s Inside City Hall has the full rundown on the endorsements from the Toronto and York Region Labour Council, beginning with mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone:
“The umbrella union group has endorsed 18 council candidates, 12 of whom are lefty incumbents in seats safer than a not-your-average-Joe condom. (One exception: Ward 8, where NDP [...]
James: Can Pantalone Turn Ford’s Momentum Into Victory?
Star columnist Royson James suggests that mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone could be well positioned if opponent Rob Ford looks to have real momentum in September:
“What the candidate and his backers are hoping is for two things to break Pantalone’s way. First, the emergence of a strong, divisive, anti-progressive threat to take the mayoralty [...]
Levy: Council’s Dim Bulbs Thwart Hydro Talks
Toronto Sun City Hall columnist chastises Toronto City Council – including mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone – for refusing to discuss how to make a potential sale of Toronto Hydro easier:
“Pants claimed the city should not be selling off Toronto Hydro because it pays a dividend each year. According to the city documents, last [...]
The Mark: Will Toronto’s Next Mayor Champion The Arts?
The Mark publishes a post from artist Shannon Litzengerger, who reviews the art and culture platforms for mayoral candidates Joe Pantalone and Rocco Rossi:
“Learning a lesson from Harper’s gaffe in the 2008 federal election campaign, it’s clear that [Pantalone and Rossi] have been taking notes when speaking to arts and culture stakeholders about [...]
Candidate Pantalone Promises Cricket Stadium For Toronto
The Sri Lankin Reporter features an article discussing mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone’s pledge to build a new facility for local cricket teams within four years:
“Cricket is well-loved across the globe,” said Mr. Pantalone, “and so it is also cherished by many of Toronto’s vibrant communities. Yet the city’s infrastructure offers no facilities equal to the [...]
Lorinc: Greenwashing By Any Other Name
In his Spacing column, John Lorinc takes the Toronto Environmental Alliance to task for their report card – specifically their handling of candidates Joe Pantalone and George Smitherman:
And what about Smitherman? “George,” TEA sniffs, “likes to talk about the environment, but his enthusiasm doesn’t match his work to date” [emphasis added].
Excuse me? Is this the [...]
Spacing: Pantalone’s E-voting Proposal Dangerously Clueless
Spacing magazine delivers a biting critique of mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone’s proposal to allow for eligible voters to cast their ballots online:
“South of the border, where e-voting is more common, significant problems have arisen. An audit of California voting machines found serious vulnerabilities in virtually all machines. The controversial 2006 Florida [...]
Mayoral Race Will Thin Out: Pantalone
Mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone tells the Toronto Sun that opponent Giorgio Mammoliti will not be the last to resign from the ballot for mayor:
“Toronto’s deputy mayor predicted Sunday that he will be fighting it out with only Councillor Rob Ford and former Liberal cabinet minister George Smitherman in the final days of the [...]
Condom Caper Part Of Joe’s Campaign
The Joe Pantalone mayoralty campaign has a new promotional item just in time for Pride: “Not Your Average Joe” branded condoms:
“The condoms, festooned with the slogan Not your average Joe, will be distributed by Pantalone and supporters as they work the parade route.
The ploy signals that Pantalone believes that openly-gay candidate George Smitherman [...]
Sun: Taxing Attack On Pantalone
Opponents were quick to attack mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone after he pledged to phase out the same taxes he has approved as a councillor:
“On Tuesday Pantalone told the Sun he’d phase out Toronto’s $60 annual personal-vehicle tax in his first term, if he gets the big job. Pantalone voted in favour of the tax [...]
Torontoist: Pantalone Unveils His Plan To Keep Doing What We’re Doing
After mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone addressed the Toronto Board of Trade earlier this week to discuss his vision for Toronto, online magazine Torontoist isn’t overly impressed:
“While Pantalone calls himself a proud progressive candidate, the claim’s at odds with his careful defence of the status quo. We need change, he claims—just not too much [...]
Pantalone Has Pocket Full Of Soccer Votes
Ever the football fan, mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone has added yet another point in his list of promoting soccer in Toronto: a pocket-sized World Cup schedule for voters:
“Pantalone’s campaign team unveiled a wallet-sized World Cup schedule that will be handed out in the lead-up to the soccer tournament set to start Friday in [...]
NP Political Panel: Promising A Bright Future Of Status Quo
The National Post political panel examines the Joe Pantalone campaign and how the long-time councillor stacks up in the mayoral contest:
“Furey: That Pantalone recently polled behind Sarah Thomson shows that he’s done a lousy job of conveying whatever sparse policy ideas he actually has. His main defect — which many political operatives [...]
BlogTO: Toronto Through The Eyes Of Joe Pantalone
As they did with George Smitherman, BlogTO conducts an in-depth interview with mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone to talk about his campaign, his record and his vision:
“Can you tell me about your relationship with David Miller?
He’s the mayor; I’m the deputy mayor…We have mutual respect; but I can’t say we’re friends. We don’t go out [...]
