That’s a little premature, because I haven’t decided 100% yet. But I can’t see who else it could be. Soknaki’s stance on the LRT vs. Subway debate is refreshing, and his ad campaign clever, but he has all the charisma of a pair of gym socks. Stintz is an evil
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BigCityLib Strikes Back: John Tory Talks Policy
Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes.– John Tory on Toronto food trucks
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: The Stintz Line: Soknacki On Stintz
Click on it to see it better. As I’ve mentioned previously, David Soknacki is an intriguing candidate, and I predict that his anti-Scarborough subway stance will prove to be surprisingly popular now that the bill for it has come due. I have not heard the fellow speak, but a lobbyist
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: David Soknacki’s Modest Proposal
Mayoral candidate David Soknacki announces if elected he’d kill Scarborough subway and instead revert to LRT pic.twitter.com/8KEnuxLzQ7— Natalie Johnson (@NatalieCTV) January 14, 2014 I’m one of the many, many Scarberians whose property taxes will go up to pay for that damned project, but who will almost certainly never use it…it’s
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: On The Idea Of John Tory As Mayor Of Toronto
Apparently, his nascent bid for mayor is “building steam”. Some might note that steam is all you ever get out of the guy, but that would be mean. And of course there is this from Chris Stockwell, former Ontario minister and House Leader under Mike Harris @KTBrushett @kinsellawarren Tory is
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Rob Ford Can’t Win
And Olivia Chow beats John “Hamlet On The Don” Tory. And this is before the campaign starts. Before RoFo tries to run without any funds but those brought in by bobble-head sales, no Kouvalis to talk sense into him, and reporters following him around to see if they can get
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Hamlet On The Don
That’s what John Tory is. Nothing is never ruled in, nothing is ever ruled out…until at the last minute a phone call comes saying that the big guy has decided to skip yet another round of politicking. Who would waste time and money organizing for a candidate who can never
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Olivia Chow–Gonna Run For T.O. Mayor?
I just got a robo-call from Olivia in her role as MP asking me to tune-in to a live call later this week re public transit. Since much of the country doesn’t have and doesn’t give a crap about public transit, I am assuming it will have something to do
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