{"id":49916,"date":"2014-10-03T07:30:59","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T11:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=49916"},"modified":"2014-10-03T12:28:44","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T16:28:44","slug":"lorinc-real-olivia-chow-just-stood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2014\/10\/03\/lorinc-real-olivia-chow-just-stood\/","title":{"rendered":"LORINC: The real Olivia Chow just stood up"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Throughout this gruelling campaign, voters have been treated to the uninspiring spectacle of a progressive candidate who has spoken to them \u2013 us \u2013 in multiple voices, none of them especially genuine.<\/p>\n

There is the soothing, soft-spoken Olivia Chow, talking in low tones about children and her personal journey. Then there is the opposition critic Olivia, firing off gotcha questions, journo-style, on the many and varied failings of John Tory\u2019s Smart Track scheme. And finally there is the almost-but-not-quite-funny Olivia, going after the cute riposte, such as her napkin stunt at this week\u2019s Arts Vote debate.<\/p>\n

But the woman who delivered a shoot-from-the-hip smack down in response to a racist question from an audience member at a Wednesday evening debate \u2013 that\u2019s the authentic voice I\u2019ve been waiting for, the one we all signed up to hear in this city\u2019s epic fight to rid itself of the scourge of the brothers Ford.<\/p>\n