All Entries Tagged With: "Ward 19"
NP Election Panel: Forget About The Mayor’s Chair
The Post’s municipal election panel turns their attention away from the mayoral horserace to look at some of the more interesting local races: Furey on Ward 19 There is no greater symbol of clannish politics than the Layton cabal’s attempts to stranglehold municipal politics. We see this in Jack’s unashamed history of consistently running for [...]
Ward 19: Layton, Sun, And A Bunch Of Also-Rans
NOW Magazine takes a look at the race in Ward 19, where a handful of candidates are looking to replace long-time councillor and current mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone: “Where [candidate Mike] Layton says he’s voting for Joe Pantalone, and in turn enjoys the mayoral hopeful’s nod, [opponent Karen] Sun doesn’t divulge her mayoral choice. “I’m [...]
BlogTO: From SportsNet to Ward 19 Trinity-Spadina?
BlogTO has published an interview they conducted with former SportsNet anchor and current Ward 19 candidate Sean McCormick: How did you go from sports broadcasting to politics? I’ve lived in Toronto for eight years now and I love this city. I moved here from out west – I was in Vancouver for a few years, [...]
Pantalone Endorses Mike Layton To Fill His Seat
Mayoral candidate Joe Pantalone has formally endorsed candidate Mike Layton as his replacement in Ward19, where Pantalone has served as councillor for close to 30 years: “Pantalone threw his support behind like-minded political rookie Mike Layton, who in turn did the same as candidates build the alliances they hope will bolster their chances of winning [...]
‘The Dude’ Gets Into Politics
TV personality Sean “The Dude” McCormick has decided to move from the TV cameras of Sportsnet to facing the public in a different venue – their front doors. As the Toronto Sun reports, McCormick has decided to run for Councillor in Ward 19: “I got tired of waking up every morning and yelling at my [...]
National Post Spotlights Races to Watch
Like the Globe and Mail previous, the National Post spotlights some of the races heating up in the various wards across Toronto: WARD 9 (YORK CENTRE) “Incumbent councillor Maria Augimieri has not yet registered, but her office confirmed yesterday she will be seeking re-election. She was thurst into the spotlight after the 2008 Sunrise Propane [...]
Michael Layton Likely Ward 19 Candidate
As mentioned a few weeks ago here at TEN, it looks like Michael Layton – son of federal NDP Leader Jack Layton – will be tossing his hat in the ring in the race to replace Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone: “Michael, the deputy outreach director for Environmental Defence, has lived in the ward west of [...]
Scheuer: Another Six Wards To Watch
My Town Crier scribe and blogger Kris Scheuer gives her top picks for exciting races (although like others pundits, didn’t mention the battle Councillor John Parker has in Ward 26) to follow on the road to Election Day in October: “Case Ootes has represented Toronto-Danforth Ward 29 since 1988, but he’s not seeking re-election. Former [...]
Globe: Five Ward Fights To Watch
With the candidates for the mayoral contest all but locked in, the Globe and Mail looks at some of the hot races shaping up at the local level in the early stages of the election cycle: “Ward 15 (Eglinton-Lawrence) The contest here is shaping up to be a scrappy two-way race, assuming council’s wiliest veteran [...]
Meslin Lists 5 Candidates To Watch
On his blog, Mez Dispenser, community activist Dave Meslin introduces us to 5 candidates running in various wards in the upcoming election: “With all the attention being focused on the mayoralty race, I thought I’d bring your attention back to the neighbourhood level for a moment. Don’t forget there are 45 votes on Council, and [...]
Globe: Layton’s Son Considers Council Bid
The Globe reports this morning that the son of NDP leader Jack Layton is mulling the idea of replacing Joe Pantalone, who announced yesterday he is running for mayor: “Environmental activist Michael Layton, the 31-year-old son of federal NDP Leader Jack Layton, says he is “seriously considering” a bid to run in Ward 19 (Trinity-Spadina) [...]
