All Entries Tagged With: "Mayoral Race"
Selley: City Has Spoken, And It Is Angry
The National Post’s Chris Selley offers his take on the Toronto election results and what politicans should take from them: “Whatever happens over the next four years, this election sent a hugely important message to Canadian politicians: Ignore voter anger at your peril. If you think voters shouldn’t be angry, make your case early and [...]
Goldstein: Rob Ford Slays A Goliath
The Sun’s Lorrie Goldstein offers that Rob Ford’s election dispels a number of myths about municipal campaigns: “In the wake of this election, it’s time to put a knife through the heart of the political fiction that only the NDP engages in party politics at the municipal level. The Liberals’ entire Big Red Machine, backed [...]
Levy: City Hall’s Broken, Voters Want It Fixed
The Sun’s Sue Ann Levy offers her thoughts on last night’s election results – voters are fed up: “By giving Ford the nod, Toronto citizens have said enough to wasteful spending on pet projects while basic needs like road repairs, parks maintenance and our dirty streets are consistently neglected. They’ve said enough to self-serving politicians [...]
Herald: Naheed Nenshi On Rob Ford
The other municipal story of the moment, Calgary mayor-elect Naheed Nenshi, speaking to the Calgary Herald about Toronto’s new mayor, Rob Ford: Calgary’s new mayor learned during a media scrum Monday night about the election of Rob Ford as Toronto’s new mayor. While many Hogtown scribes showed Cowtown envy, Nenshi himself was all congratulations and [...]
Joe Pantalone Misses The Hail Mary
The National Post takes a look at the Joe Pantalone campaign, which was never able to capture the imagination of voters clearly tired of the current regime: “In pre-election poll after poll, Mr. Pantalone was down by 30 points. The 58 year old did not need a Hail Mary. He needed a voice of reason [...]
A Campaign That Quickly Lost Its Way
The Toronto Star examines the candidacy of George Smitherman and how he went from the frontrunner to defeated candidate over the course of the 9 month campaign: “In the opening weeks of the campaign, Smitherman used a conventional front runner’s strategy: He coasted along, saying little on policy, meeting few voters, in a bid to [...]
Mayor-Elect Ford, Meet Your Fresh-Faced Council
The wave of change did not stop at the mayor’s chair last night, as a full six incumbent councillors went down to defeat last night, putting a total of 14 new faces on council: “It is this council that will have to deal with the extraordinary Mr. Ford, who not only comes with an aggressive [...]
Rob Ford Elected Mayor
With the majority of polls reporting, Rob Ford has been elected as the 64th Mayor of Toronto, beating opponent George Smitherman by a wide margin: “The city’s choice marks the end of a dramatic, twist-filled 10-month campaign, and the unofficial close to the David Miller era that saw an expansion of city programs and spending, [...]
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 [...]
Levy: ‘Closet’ Ford Supporters Can Finally Speak
The Sun’s Sue-Ann Levy thinks that the “silent majority” may not admit they support Rob Ford, but will speak tonight: “Why should they come out of the closet, so to speak, when the elitist Lib-left — who feel it is their divine right to control the fiefdom of Toronto — are ready to pounce on them [...]
Granatstein: A Chance For The ’Burbs To Yell
The Sun’s Rob Granatstein notes that the fate of the election largely resides on whether suburban voters exercise their democratic rights: “This is your chance, great people of Toronto’s suburban neighbourhoods, to be heard. Known for a propensity to whine and moan how no one downtown at City Hall listens to you for four years, [...]
Woodcock: T.O. Election Has Shaped An Entire Country’s Campaigns
Connie Woodcock writes in the Toronto Sun that the impact of the Rob Ford campaign is being felt across the GTA: “[I]n municipalities both near and far — from Durham Region to Edmonton and Winnipeg — you can see signs of the massive, news-dominating Toronto campaign’s effects. In Oshawa, for instance, Mayor John Gray has [...]
DiManno: Riding A Bad Mayor Out Of Town On A Rail
Star columnist Rosie DiManno feels that Toronto could benefit from recall legislation at the local level: “So, yeah, one or t’other, I think Toronto needs the parachute of recall as fail-safe to what either candidate might unleash on the city — impeachment legislation as introduced in 40 jurisdictions across North America, including British Columbia and [...]
Gee: Toronto, It’s No Time For Cynicism. Every Vote Counts
The Globe’s Marcus Gee implores voters to make their voices heard through the ballot box: “Who that winner is depends on the informed judgment of Torontonians. In a jaded world, cynical about politics and skeptical of politicians, voters often complain they are powerless. Here is a case where they can really make a difference. The [...]
Warmington: Dalton Closely Watches T.O. Election
Sun pundit Joe Warmington figures Premier Dalton McGuinty is quite interested in the results of the mayoral contest: “If all goes well Monday, he — with the Liberal Party machine he controls — may even have his own man in place to open up a new pipeline of cash to pay or cover for his [...]
Bitter Rivals, Bulletproof Incumbents Face The Music
The Toronto Star reports on the final weekend of campaigning, as well as a listing of some of the hotter races across the GTA: “The mayoral race, which focused on city spending and transportation, has generated headlines across the country, most focusing on colourful Councillor Rob Ford and his jump last summer to front-runner status. [...]
Toronto Mayoral Campaign Ends On A Hateful Note
The Globe and Mail reports that the final weekend of campaigning featured heavy schedules, but also some aggressive attack ads from unknown parties: The final weekend of Toronto’s too-close-to-call mayoral race veered into dirty territory with an advertisement on Tamil radio and derogatory signs that denigrated Mr. Smitherman for his sexual orientation. Mr. Ford said [...]
