All Entries Tagged With: "Ward 27"
Levy: Candidate Alleges Opponent’s Breaking The Bank
Sue Ann Levy takes another run at Ward 27 candidate Kristyn Wong-Tam, this time for suspicious campaign spending: Opponent Simon Wookey told reporters Friday it appears Kristyn Wong-Tam has already spent as much as $55,000 on her campaign — 25% more than she is eligible to do under the Municipal Elections Act. According to the [...]
Ward 27: Seeking An Independent Councillor
The Toronto Star turns its attention to the race to replace Kyle Rae is Ward 27, where a full 15 candidates are on the ballot in October: “At this point, the race is anyone’s to win, but judging from the attacks, most candidates think it’s Wong-Tam’s to lose. The art gallery owner and founding member [...]
NP Election Panel: What, There Are 44 Other Races?
The National Post’s municipal political panel turns its attention from the mayoral race to the hotly contested local races: Selley The most symbolic race has to be in Ward 32. With apologies to Kyle Rae and his $12,000 retirement party, Sandra Bussin, of all the councillors, may have done the most to contribute to the [...]
Kuitenbrouwer: From Brunei to B.C. to Bloor
The National Post’s Peter Kuitenbrouwer profiles Ward 27 council candidate Ken Chan – a former police officer and advisor to London mayor Boris Johnson: “His government work in both Toronto and London has inspired Mr. Chan to think big thoughts about reshaping Toronto. He wants to reform council by having some members elected at large, [...]
Levy: The Other Face Of The Ward 27 Frontrunner
The Sun’s Sue-Ann Levy reports that Ward 27 candidate Kristyn Wong-Tam has some ties to a controversial political group: “According to information obtained by the Toronto Sun, Wong-Tam, a self-professed community advocate, is not just affiliated with the controversial fringe group, Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (QuAIA). But from June 14, 2009 when it was created [...]
5 Tight City Council Races To Watch
With nominations now closed, attention now turns to the local races that are shaping up to be highly competitive contests: Ward 32 – Beaches-East York Despite being a four-term incumbent, Sandra Bussin is the most vulnerable of the downtown councillors. Criticism of the city’s decision to award a 20-year contract to Tuggs Inc., which runs [...]
So You Think You Can Council?
As reported here at TEN, candidates in Ward 27 participated in an unusual electoral forum – testing the knowledge of the ward and the issues via well known game show formats: “No one gets to “come on down,” but the So You Think You Can Council event is off and running. The crowd-pleasing format paired [...]
Rae’s Got To Pay Up, Ford Says
Mayoral candidate Rob Ford has started an online effort to apply public pressure in the hopes that outgoing councillor Kyle Rae will pay back the public money he used to throw himself a farewell bash: “Ford’s site, which went live Thursday, asks Torontonians to sign a petition to get their money back and demand Rae [...]
It’s Truth or Consequences For Council Candidates
Candidates looking to replace outgoing councillor Kyle Rae in Ward 27 will be squaring off in a unique contest – using various game show formats: “We’re trying to experiment with debate formats,” said organizer Jen Hassum of voteTO.ca, which aims to make the Twittersphere a forum for Toronto’s municipal election. Where in the Ward is [...]
No Stranger To Political Arena
Government employee and Trinity Square Cafe co-chair Evan Dean has joined the filed of 13 candidates in Ward 27 looking to replace outgoing councillor Kyle Rae in October: “One of his key city issues is Transit City. Premier Dalton McGuinty’s Liberals have announced that they will delay about $4 billion in funding for Transit City’s [...]
Rosedale Resident Eyes Council Seat
Ward 27 welcomes another candidate to the race, with local resident and March of Dimes government relations rep Robert Meynell taking a run at replacing Councillor Kyle Rae: “I’ve always been interested in public office,” said Meynell. “I am interested in how society works well for everyone and implementing (solutions).” He also touts his business [...]
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 [...]
Kyle Rae Endorses Potential Successor
Outgoing Ward 27 councillor Kyle Rae has endorse former police officer and adviser to London mayor Boris Johnson Ken Chan, who declared his candidacy exclusively to TEN back in January: “I have looked at the people in the race and I think the person with the experience we need is Ken Chan,” said Rae, who [...]
Fiorito: Enza Anderson Takes A Run At History
Over at the Star, columnist Joe Fiorito sits down for a chat with Ward 27 candidate and former mayoral candidate Enza Anderson to talk her bid to replace the outgoing Kyle Rae: “She said, “A few months back, I met Adam at a party. I said I was looking forward to working with him. He [...]
Toronto City Councillors Need More Sex: Councillor
At least one councillor thinks that Toronto City Hall would be a much happier place if everyone spent more time between the sheets: “I think more people at City Council need sex,” [Ward 27 Councillor Kyle] Rae told me yesterday at his office, on whose window is posted the following sign: “You are now entering [...]
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 [...]
