MAYORAL RACE
• Ford, Smitherman no-shows [The Star]
• The Smell Test: Ford’s sole-source vote [The Star]
• Pantalone musters bike-friendly transportation plan [The Star]
• How the ‘Get Active Toronto’ debate fell apart [Globe & Mail]
• Ford’s transit plan would cost city hundreds of millions of dollars: report [Globe & Mail]
• Joe Pantalone releases donor list; notables include Jack Layton, Sam Sniderman [Globe & Mail]
• Our contenders pale next to Calgary’s exciting new mayor [Globe & Mail]
• Chris Selley: Unopened root beer sums up Ford candidacy [National Post]
• Peter Kuitenbrouwer: Mayoral debate ignites on Dundas streetcar [National Post]
• Health report stirs up Mayor’s race [National Post]
• Urban Scrawl: It’s high time Rossi’s supporters get behind Ford [National Post]
• Ford making largest social-media footprint [National Post]
• Scott Stinson: For outsiders, election is all theatre, no consequences [National Post]
• There are 37 other people running for mayor. Seriously [National Post]
• Smitherman shows his true colours at debate: Levy [The Sun]
• Your ultimate mayoral election primer starring Mel Lastman [Eye Weekly]
• Joe’s the City Builder [Now Weekly]
• I’m voting for George Smitherman [Now Weekly]
• I’m voting for Joe Pantalone [Now Weekly]
• Parsing the Mayoral Platforms: Arts and Culture [Torontoist]
GTA ELECTIONS
• Fennell pulls plug on Brampton mayoral debate [The Star]
• James: Fennell and backers need a wake-up call [The Star]
• Races to watch: Caledon split on inevitable growth [The Star]
• Why Beaches-East York is a race to watch [The Star]
• Second candidate drops out to endorse Bussin rival [The Star]
• Aurora mayor sues local bloggers [The Star]
• Kuitenbrouwer: Dispatches from the sign war [National Post]
BLOOR SHOOTING
• Gunman sought in Bloor Street shooting [Globe & Mail]
• Reactions of mayoral candidates [Globe & Mail]
G20 AFTERMATH
• Bail terms for G20 accused too tough, lawyer agrees [The Star]
• New comments taunt ‘Officer Bubbles’ [The Star]
• ‘Officer Bubbles’ cartoons pop up on YouTube again [Globe & Mail]
CITY CULTURE
• Eaton church snobby? Parish the thought [The Star]
• Lurching on a street near you – the undead [The Star]
• Toronto’s new unofficial slogan? [National Post]
• Dalai Lama makes weekend visit to Toronto [The Sun]
• ImagineNative 2010 [Eye Weekly]
• Behind the scenes at Sonic Boom’s window display workshop [BlogTO]
OTHER NEWS
• BIXI clears first hurdle [The Star]
• The Fixer: Slippery plates not so great for pedestrians [The Star]
3 comments
I have a thought…newly formed.
Would a Rob Ford mayoralty actually be good for Toronto, in the long run?
I think it’s fair to say that the city hasn’t really taken a hard right turn, but rather it’s having a flirtation with a right-wing personality. If, as we all seem to agree, a Rob Ford mayoralty would be a gong show, isn’t it also likely that the electorate would correct back in the other direction in the next election?
So we let a wacko get elected now, clear this downtown focused anger and come back fresh in 4 years with a slate of good candidates. In the meantime, we turn our attention to putting pressure on council to mitigate the damage Ford can do as Mayor. In a scant 4 years we’ll be back to normal.
I’ll grant you it’s a risk, but I have this nagging feeling that it could work.
So the conclusion might be this…hold your head high and vote Pantalone if you believe in his message, rather than voting Smitherman out of fear. But definitely vote for left-wing or progressive Councillors, as they’ll be the ones to keep the city on track while we suffer through this short, dark time.
Re: Mayoral debate ignites on Dundas streetcar. How ironic that a passenger on the Dundas car is actually voting for Rob Ford, a mayoral candidate who would replace that streetcar with a bus that holds 30% fewer people. It really illustrates the point that many Ford supporters seem to have blinders on. They really don’t understand what it is that Ford wants to do. I say “wants to do” because, with a likely progressive majority on council, it’s doubtful he could scrap the Dundas car or any other legacy streetcar line. Still, I’m baffled.
Paris the thought?
Ooops!