MAYORAL RACE
• Rossi exit puts pressure on Ford in final days [The Star]
• Cullen: Mayoral candidates speak out on green issues [The Star]
• The Smell Test: Joe Pantalone’s projected surplus [The Star]
• ‘Oxygen in the middle sucked out,’ Rossi says [Globe & Mail]
• Pantalone says he’s in it to the end [Globe & Mail]
• Pantalone reveals budget plan [Globe & Mail]
• Miller regrets nothing, sees nothing [Globe & Mail]
• Pantalone vows to balance 2011 budget, stick out election until end [National Post]
• Left stuck in quandary between head and heart, councillor finds [National Post]
• Kelly McParland: Toronto gets set to elect Somebody-who’s-not-Rob-Ford [National Post]
• Kuitenbrouwer: Rossi on a pilgrimage of healing [National Post]
• Peter Kuitenbrouwer: Note from Rob Ford country [National Post]
• Rocco Rossi should be proud: Levy [The Sun]
GTA ELECTIONS
• ‘Accessible’ voting site may be just the opposite [The Star]
• Races to watch: Ward 15 [The Star]
• Mayor McCallion’s presence at election meeting opens raw wounds [The Star]
• Mississauga candidate charged with assault by Toronto police [The Star]
• Vaughan firefighters step into election fray [The Star]
• Candidate accuses Jane Pitfield campaign of ‘impeding democracy’ [Globe & Mail]
NEW TTC CARS
• TTC launches brighter, more open subway cars [The Star]
• Hume: New TTC subway cars are just the ticket [The Star]
• TTC unveils new subway cars [National Post]
• TTC unveils new Red Rocket [The Sun]
TRANSPORTATION
• A tale of 3 bridges [The Star]
• ‘Active’ commuting isn’t just about pavement [The Star]
G20 AFTERMATH
• Conditions on accused G20 ringleader ‘staggering:’ lawyer[The Star]
• G20-related charges against nearly 100 protesters dropped [Globe & Mail]
• Police had ‘communication issues’ with G20, board chair says [Globe & Mail]
OTHER NEWS
• Lights back on downtown [The Star]
• South Riverdale welcomes new housing for homeless men [The Star]
• House partially collapses on Scarborough Rd., delays in immediate area [The Star]
• Hindu community works on guidelines for spreading ashes on waterways [The Star]
• On the town with Dan Ferguson [National Post]
4 comments
Although I disagree with the efforts of the Black Block tactics that were employed during the G20 weekend, I disagree more with the Toronto Police Departments and the ISU’s handling of the protesters, particularly on the Sunday. If this wasn’t Canada and we weren’t so laid back you would likely have seen nationwide outrage calling for the heads of those in charge.
Now I see the courts following in the footsteps of the poorly guided police departments. To set bail conditions on a Canadian Citizen which are in clear violation of civil rights is an absolute embarrassment. I hope a higher court see what kind of precedent this is setting and realize the huge mistake that is being made. If not, whats next…strip all Canadians of their right to assembly and free speech… very sad..
Joe Pants doesn’t have a chance. There is no upswing for him. Decent guy & decent policies, but a vote for Pantalone is a vote for Rob Ford. Please Joe, do the decent thing and step down & throw your support behind Smitherman. Look at how Ralph Nader’s 2000 presidential bid gave the US the worst president ever, George W Bush, by taking key votes away from the Democrats.
Son of a #%!%#!, Atlanta is installing streetcars.
http://www.ajc.com/news/rep-lewis-dot-will-683159.html
So, to recap, Atlanta, epicenter of all that is unholy and car-loving, is now spending millions to install streetcars (real streetcars, not LRT), while Toronto is in serious danger of losing Transit City and existing lines because dimwits like Ford can’t see in front of their own bumper as to what American cities are doing?
Someone call Hell. It’s snowing.
I think if Joe dropped out, support would probably go to a fringe candidate, or his supporters would just not bother voting at all. I also don’t agree with the statement “dividing up the vote.” The way I see it, democracies are a bit like the consumer marketplace: the more choice, the harder the candidates have to work to earn your vote, and the voter wins. In the US they essentially have a two party system, and neither side tries very hard because they know at least one will make it in.
The only way it can arguably count as dividing up the vote is if the candidate’s platform is too similar to their competition. In this case, all three remaining mainstream candidates offer enough different positions to make it worthwhile to stay in.
On a personal level, if I am disgusted enough with a candidate I may vote for whoever has the best chance of bringing that person down. But that is my choice, and those running shouldn’t back down because of it.