All Entries Tagged With: "rumours"
John Tory Is Officially Out Of The Mayoral Race — Again
In a statement late last night, John Tory has confirmed that while he did reconsider a run for the mayor’s chair, he will remain on the sidelines: “He said he started considering reversing his January decision not to run while in Ireland in early June for his daughter’s graduation, after a Toronto Star story revealed [...]
The Goods: Consultations Lead Tory To Reconsider Mayoral Run
The Toronto Star’s Goods Blog is reporting that John Tory is now leaning away from a run for mayor, based on feedback from advisors: “[T]he source said his enthusiasm has waned, apparently after hearing sobering advice that he should have announced and started organizing earlier, the reality that most of his advisers are committed to [...]
Spacing: It’s John Tory’s Move
Spacing Votes offers a summary of the activity surrounding the revived rumours of a John Tory mayoral bid, including the activity on Twitter and elsewhere online: The Twitter hashtag #voteTO has been sparked to life with a series of fake John Tory Twitter profiles that are targeting the possible candidate despite his statements that he [...]
Sun: Tory Remains Mum On Candidacy
The Toronto Sun reports that upon his return from holidays as afternoon host on CFRB 1010, rumoured mayoral candidate John Tory offered no new clues as to whether he would take a run at the mayor’s chair: “A miffed Tory said [a caller to his show] should have had the “decency” to stay on topic, [...]
The Truth Will Be Out There: Smitherman
Taking a page from Barack Obama’s campaign playbook, mayoral candidate George Smitherman has launched the Truth About George website, which counters accusations levelled by opponents: The web site features sections defending Smitherman’s actions on a number of fronts, including his handling of the eHealth Ontario file when he served as Ontario’s minister of health, his [...]
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 [...]
Miller Announcement Causes Stir
Since announcing last night that he has an “important announcement” to make this morning at City Hall, Mayor David Miller has set off rampant speculation on what exactly he will be announcing: “The terse press release from Miller’s spokesperson Don Wanagas said TV news satellite trucks should arrive early to run cables. The unusual wording [...]
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 [...]
Nickle: Stockwell Is Out
As heard first in the TEN rumour mill, there was some speculation that former PC MPP and Harris-era Cabinet Minister Chris Stockwell was pondering taking a run at the mayoralty. Or not: “Alas, it appears as though Stockwell’s not up for it. In a telephone interview, he said the idea has no draw for him. [...]
Taylor: Rob Ford Is In
Prominent Conservative blogger Stephen Taylor has apparently confirmed that Rob Ford will indeed be making a run for the mayor’s chair in October: “Yesterday I heard this Toronto municipal news tidbit from a source close to Rob Ford’s camp who says that the conservative city councilor is “definitely in” for a shot at taking over [...]
Star: Tory Not Running For Mayor
As we first Tweeted early yesterday afternoon, sources are saying that radio host and 2003 mayoral candidate John Tory will not join the mayoral race after all. From the Toronto Star: “Tory, a radio talk show host at CFRB, has kept his potential campaign team in suspense for weeks as he apparently agonized over his [...]
Another Conservative In The Race For Mayor?
Even in these early days, the rumour mill is already grinding away. Word comes to TEN that there is another conservative hopeful who is looking to throw their hat in the mayoral campaign ring. Like speculative candidate John Tory, this potential dark horse also comes from a background in media. From what we are told, [...]
