Editorial – Rob Ford’s Response to Toronto Public Library Petition
First Form Letter Response Promising, Second One Dismissive Patrick Connors – Toronto: On July 26, I signed the following petition: Save Toronto’s Public Libraries. It pertains to a public request to save the Toronto Public Library, an institution I hold near and dear, from the cost-cutting measures being enacted by Rob Ford’s administration. It reads [...]
Proud of Toronto Campaign
Campaign to continue City of Toronto financial and symbolic support for Pride Toronto. By extension, this means a city government that continues supporting Toronto’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) programs and services. This includes issues of HIV/AIDS, arts and culture, economic development & tourism, diverse community expression and much more. These programs & [...]
Keep Pride Alive
A new petition was started today on Change.org that is attempting to get 100,000 signatures in support of obtaining City of Toronto funding for Pride Toronto again this year. There are moves underway to defund the organization of any funding, partially as a result of the QuAIA (Queers Against Israeli Apartheid) inclusion during last years [...]
City of Toronto announces official election results
City of Toronto: Ulli S. Watkiss, Toronto City Clerk, today declared the official results for the October 25 municipal election. Mayor-elect Rob Ford received 383,501 votes. A total of 813,984 eligible voters cast ballots. The results are available online at http://www.toronto.ca/elections/results/results_2010.htm as well as the city’s open data site http://www.toronto.ca/open. They are broken down by [...]
Rob Ford wins mayoral race
KJ Mullins-Toronto: Toronto’s new mayor will be Rob Ford by a 47.106% of the votes. The closest candidate behind Ford was George Smitherman with 34% of the vote. With a right wing leaning city council Rob Ford takes the reins of Toronto promising to stop the gravy train. The bitter campaign focused on the overspending [...]
Election Day in Toronto
KJ Mullins-Toronto: Today is the day that citizens in Toronto can go to the polls and elect their new city government. This year’s mayoral race has been loud and nasty with candidates at times speaking out against each other more than the actual issues. The front runners for the role of mayor are Rob Ford [...]
Letter from Mayor Miller about Monday’s election
Tomorrow make sure to vote for someone who is experienced, liked, and respected. Tomorrow make sure to vote for Joe Pantalone. Monday October 25th represents a day of great importance for our city. When you look down at the ballot, make sure to draw your line next to the candidate you truly believe in. If [...]
George Smitherman Announces David Crombie As Special Advisor
Former Mayor to develop Community Hub Plan to improve Toronto’s neighbourhoods Seirge LeBlanc – Toronto: Toronto Mayoral candidate George Smitherman announced today that if elected Mayor on Monday, he will appoint former Mayor and Progressive Conservative MP David Crombie as a Special Advisor. Crombie, the current Chair of the Toronto Lands Corporation, has agreed to [...]
George Smitherman Outlines Plan To Create Jobs
Toronto Mayoral candidate George Smitherman today outlined a comprehensive jobs plan to make Toronto a magnet for business. His plan includes recruiting 500 Economic Ambassadors from Toronto’s diverse business community – from organizations like the Indo-Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Toronto Chinese Business Association – as part of Toronto’s economic development strategy. These executives [...]
George Smitherman and Justin Trudeau electrifies room of Torontonians
Seirge LeBlanc-Toronto – Li’ly Lounge and College Street outside the establishment was filled with Torontonians last night all awaiting the arrival of mayoral candidate, George Smitherman, and Member of Parliament, Justin Trudeau. The son of the late former Canadian Prime Minister came all the way from Quebec specifically to make an announcement about George Smitherman. [...]
