All Entries Tagged With: "Toronto Star"
Star Editorial: Ford Needs To Reach Out
The Toronto Star Editorial Board thinks that mayor-elect Rob Ford’s first order of business is to start building bridges with Council and other stakeholders: “He needs to extend a hand beyond the right-wing councillors who backed his campaign to the more progressive ones who opposed him. It would make sense for Ford to put at [...]
Star Editorial: Pros And Cons Of Strategic Voting
With many voters still weighing their options on who to vote for, the Toronto Star editorial board offers a strong defence of voting strategically – in this case, or George Smitherman: “First of all, they allege that Smitherman is no better or actually worse than Ford. Miller has stated that Smitherman, like Ford, wants to [...]
James: Vote Evokes Caution Where Others Boldly Go
Royson James notes that neither of the two mayoral frontrunners evoke a strong positive reaction, which will have an impact over the next four years, no matter who wins: “Rarely have Toronto residents approached the polling booth with such uncertainty to elect a new mayor. And if the opinion polls of the last week are [...]
Hepburn: Pantalone Could Have Been Kingmaker
Star columnist Bob Hepburn is disappointed that mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone did not drop out, which could give the mayor’s chair to opponent Rob Ford: Indeed, it will be fair to blame Pantalone and his left-wing gang if Ford wins. If Pantalone’s hard-core followers are so appalled by the thought of Ford winning and of [...]
Star: More Fresh Faces For City Council
The Toronto Star picks up from yesterday to offer its choices in the second half of the city’s wards: Ward 27 Toronto Centre-Rosedale: With Kyle Rae leaving the scene, a sharp fight has developed between two strong candidates over this open seat. Kristyn Wong-Tam is an art gallery owner, real estate agent and respected city-builder. [...]
Star Election Choices For City Council (Part 1)
The Toronto Star Editorial Board offers its first instalment of picks for the local races across the city, with a few interesting choices: Ward 13 Parkdale-High Park: Bill Saundercook is another incumbent who has been around too long. Sarah Doucette, a successful community activist and local leader, would be a more progressive voice for the [...]
Toronto Star: Smitherman For Mayor
The Toronto Star Editorial Board has endorsed mayoral candidate George Smitherman, citing his government experience and determination: “Smitherman’s sometimes pugilistic nature is often deplored by his opponents, who have nicknamed him “Furious George.” But there is another side to that coin: he can be tough-minded when he has to be. While rebuilding the health-care system [...]
Siddiqui: Ford Gave Voice To City’s Voiceless Citizens
The Star’s Haroon Siddiqui offers (limited) praise for mayoral candidate Rob Ford and his approach to dealing with Toronto residents: “These Torontonians have good reasons to coalesce around Ford: He has articulated, albeit crudely, the frustrations of many, which city hall has been deaf to and the media failed to capture. Reporters and pundits cover [...]
Races To Watch: Ward 15
The Toronto Star profiles one of the more competitve local races, where Josh Colle and Rob Davis are battling to replace long-time incumbent Howard Moscoe: “On the issues, the two diverge most distinctly on Lawrence Heights, a public housing neighbourhood that would be torn down and remade in the denser, mixed-income mould of Regent Park. [...]
Star Ed: Contributing To Debate
The Toronto Star Editorial Board praises former mayoral candidate Rocco Rossi for his contribution to the electoral debate: “Rossi’s candidacy was always something of a long-shot — especially after Rob Ford entered the fray and absorbed much of his expected support. But Rossi can take pride in waging a sincere and imaginative campaign that never [...]
Six New Faces For Shaking Up Toronto City Council
The Toronto Star counsels Toronto voters offers endorsements in six wards across the city where strong challengers are facing incumbents: Rick Gosling, Ward 12, York South-Weston. Few people have served their community as long and hard as Gosling. In 1984, he founded Toronto Children’s Breakfast Club, giving thousands of underprivileged kids a square meal to [...]
Hepburn: How Smitherman Can Fix His Campaign
After telling the other candidates to quit, the Star’s Bob Hepburn has some advice for George Smitherman on how to beat opponent Rob Ford: “What should he do now? • Solidify the anybody-but-Ford vote: He must work fast to create a coalition of voters who believe a Ford-led city would weaken the very fabric of [...]
Sun: Joe Pants Vows To Stay In Race
After a Star column called on mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone to exit the race, his campaign tells the Toronto Sun that Pantalone is in it for the long haul: “Pantalone campaign chairman John Laschinger told the Sun on Wednesday that “Joe’s in this to the end.” “He’s doing five debates (Wednesday), hardly the sign of [...]
Star Editorial: Competing Plans For City Finances
In an editorial in today’s edition, the Star Editorial Board suggests that there are two very different approaches to the city’s finances on offer from mayoral candidates George Smitherman and Rob Ford: “It is telling that on the same day that Smitherman released his detailed financial platform in a high-profile speech followed by intense questioning [...]
Broadbent: City Candidates Ignore Good News
In an guest op-ed in the Star, Maytree Foundation Chair Alan Broadbent reminds candidates and voters to look at the rhetoric about Toronto with skepticism: “Some people call election campaigns “the silly season” because of the overblown narratives to which candidates resort. Most of the aspirants run against the government they hope to lead or [...]
Mallick: Will This Election Restore Beach Fortunes?
Toronto Star columnist Heather Mallick is hoping that this election will mean change on all levels in her Beaches neighbourhood, including their local representative: “The once-bucolic Beach got lazy, took its beauties for granted and now it’s a bit of a mess. There’s no nightlife or great restaurants, plenty of stores for tourists but not [...]
Levy: Rob Ford’s $1,000 Donation
Toronto Sun pundit responds to an Toronto Star article making hay of the fact that mayoral candidate Rob Ford was the top donor to her MPP bid: Fact is, I’ve also come out in support of much of Rocco Rossi’s platform and regret he isn’t higher in the polls. Fact is, for the past seven [...]
