All Entries Tagged With: "Sarah Thomson"
Torys To Join Smitherman Campaign Team
The National Post reports that former Thomson campaign chiefs John Tory Jr and George Tory are now actively working on the George Smitherman campaign: “We’re really happy that they decided to come board. After Sarah made her decision to support George both of them were contemplating if they wanted to support anyone. They agreed with [...]
Levy: Sarah Thomson, Easy Lover
Sue-Ann Levy questions Sarah Thomson on why she’s gone from harshly criticizing former opponent George Smitherman on her blog to enthusiastic supporter: When reached Monday afternoon, Thomson at first couldn’t remember writing the blog — she claimed “a lot has happened since” — but later conceded she’d “probably” written it because it was on the [...]
James: Joe’s Done, But Poised To Be The Kingmaker
The Star’s Royson James believes that Thomson’s move to Smitherman all but eliminates Joe Pantalone from serious contention: “That’s a fatal blow to Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone, looking to continue the legacy of the current David Miller regime. Gone now is any hope of a flood of “progressive” Toronto voters lining up behind Pantalone. His [...]
Sarah Thomson Bows Out Of Mayoral Race, Backs George Smitherman
Mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson has ended wide speculation that she would end her bid to become Toronto’s next mayor by officially dropping out of the race and endorsing opponent George Smitherman: “In a live, televised news conference this morning, Ms. Thomson said she is inspired by Mr. Smitherman’s ideas and passion for change. “George is [...]
“Anybody But Ford” Running Out Of Time And Cash
After openly admitting she is in talks with rival camps about combining forces, mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson tells the Toronto Sun that time is running short to stop opponent Rob Ford: “I understand from the others guys that they don’t have much money either,” she said. “I thought it was only me but I’ve actually [...]
Warmington: How About Letting Voters Decide?
Sun scribe Joe Warmington rejects the idea of a manufactured “Anyone But Ford” candidate and instead suggests that we should let the voters decide: “Maybe those planning a strange cabal should consider letting the voters decide who they want as their mayor? They are not stupid. It’s their decision. Perhaps if these candidates were more [...]
Thomson May Quit To Stop Ford; Poll Reveals Many Undecided
The Toronto Star is reporting that mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson is considering ending her candidacy and backing a rival in an attempt to stop opponent Rob Ford – all while a new poll shows the race is tighter than previously thought: In the email, the Women’s Post publisher said she has been in discussions with [...]
Hepburn: Time For Pantalone, Rossi, Thomson To Quit
The Star’s Bob Hepburn figures it’s time for a number of mayoral candidates to end their bids and support opponent George Smitherman: “All of them cling to the false hope that what happened to David Miller in 2003 will happen to them. In that election, Miller and John Tory trailed Barbara Hall badly in the [...]
Thomson Vows To Use ‘Scalpel’
In an online chat with Toronto Star readers yesterday, mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson said cuts to spending will not be done in a dramatic fashion: “I will use a scalpel instead of a meat cleaver,” Thomson said during an online live chat on thestar.com on Tuesday. “Mr. Ford is going to cut everything, from transit [...]
The Smell Test: Are Candidates Transit Claims Off The Rails?
The Toronto Star rolls out a new feature: “The Smell Test”, where they evaluate claims on major issues made by the leading mayoral candidates. First up: transportation: Sarah Thomson: According to TTC officials, a kilometre of subway costs about $300 million to design and build — $100 million more than Thomson budgeted. It’s not certain [...]
Three Toronto Mayoral Candidates Balk At Early Release Of Donors List
Mayoral candidates George Smitherman, Sarah Thomson and Rocco Rossi will wait until they are legally obligated to disclose their donors list to reveal who is funding their respective campaigns: “A spokeswoman for the Smitherman campaign declined to explain why. “We are going to comply with the law on disclosing our donors,” Erika Mozes said in [...]
People Turning From ‘Scary’ Ford, Thomson Says
In a meeting with the Toronto Star Editorial Board, mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson offered her ideas on Toronto’s future as well as her views on her opponents: “I would say on any street there is one (Ford supporter) that might slam the door and there’s about five (residents) who say, ‘As long as it’s not [...]
Thomson Announces Accountability Platform
Mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson has outlined her “Honest Day” accountability platform for Toronto City Hall, where she pledges, amongst other initiatives, that she will dock the pay of members of Council who miss meetings: “Queen’s Park requires senior government people to be in the Legislature. We should have similar responsibilities at this hall. Hard work [...]
Downtown Needs Bike Lanes, Mayoral Candidate Says
Mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson revealed an ambitious cycling plan, called Bike City, as part of her wider vision for transportation in Toronto: “Toronto streets are not safe for cyclists,” she said. “These lanes give cyclists a safe place to ride and tell motorists they don’t have to worry about bicycles darting out in front of [...]
Thomson Talks Tolls, Transit
Mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson met with the Editorial Board of the National Post to discuss her vision for Toronto and her policy platform: “She is not among the most polished mayoral candidates; the intonation in her voice betrays more hope than conviction, and it can seem like she’s reading from a script. But away from [...]
Phase Out Paid Duty Police At Film Shoots: Thomson
Mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson outlined her approach to the film industry, which includes a plan to phase out Toronto police officers being paid to be stationed on local film sets: “We want to make this hassle free. It’s the little things that add up and then people say this other city is a little easier [...]
NP Political Panel: The Union Kiss Of Death?
This week’s instalment of the National Post’s municipal election panel has the three talking about the role of unions in this October’s election: Goldsbie: Do union members really vote as homogeneously as all that? I dunno. But I like how Rossi and Thomson insist on having it both ways — repeatedly deploying deliberately divisive rhetoric [...]
