Campaign notebook: John Tory insists he's the only candidate who can unite...
‘Back to Basics’ Meeting with residents and small business owners from the #Tamil community. #Toronto #TOpoli #VoteDougFord http://t.co/WFxBMq5ENE— Doug Ford Campaign (@DougFord2014) September 28, 2014...
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Doug Ford booed at debate as he tries to distance himself from anti-Semitic...
Doug Ford caused an uproar at a mayoral debate at a north-end Jewish school Sunday evening while trying to distance himself from an anti-Semitic slur allegedly uttered by his brother on an audio...
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Posted Toronto Political Panel: What would candidates talk about if debate...
We’re at least seven months into Toronto’s mayoral election, depending on how you’re counting, and the conversation keeps coming back to transit. But is that a good thing? Matt Gurney, Chris Selley,...
View ArticlePosted Toronto Political Panel: How SmartTrack became John Tory’s centrepiece...
With John Tory’s SmartTrack plan taking heavier fire over its various engineering and funding challenges, Matt Gurney, Chris Selley and NOW’s Jonathan Goldsbie discuss how this, shall we say, ambitious...
View ArticleDoug Ford denies calling Toronto reporter a ‘little b—h’ as John Tory and...
"I can't stand that little bitch," Doug Ford said about me as he left CTV studios. I did not hear it. Multiple photographers heard it.— Jennifer Pagliaro (@jpags) October 23, 2014 I asked Ford about...
View ArticleOlivia Chow ends campaign at bus stop where she kicked off bid to become...
Olivia Chow, who has won 10 elections and lost two, worked the vote right up to the last minute on Monday, standing with campaign volunteers at a bus stop in front of a Dollarama at the corner of Jane...
View ArticlePosted Toronto Political Panel: SmartTrack delays could dent credibility of...
The outcome of Toronto’s election was so predictable as to be unnerving. To keep things interesting, however, we still have only a vague idea of what to expect from mayor-elect John Tory. Matt Gurney,...
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John Tory stands by promise to finish SmartTrack in seven years — without...
John Tory vowed on Monday to cut the ribbon on a new rail service that connects Markham with downtown Toronto and Mississauga in seven years, and to do it without raising property taxes in the 416. “I...
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John Tory’s plan ‘to bring the city together': Four deputy mayors — one from...
Toronto’s new mayor begins his term Monday repairing a politically divided city, asking council to appoint four deputy mayors, one from each region of the metropolis. The group, combined with the...
View Article‘I don’t look at this as show business': Mayor John Tory hoping for ‘boring...
Nine months and six days after launching his bid for mayor, John Tory takes the reins of the largest municipal government in the country on Monday, steering the sometimes complicated, sometimes...
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Left-wing councillors complain they were shut out of Mayor John Tory’s...
Mayor John Tory’s first day in office included an “encouraging” meeting with Premier Kathleen Wynne and a visit to the Scarborough civic centre, while back at city hall, discontent was already...
View ArticleToronto mayor says he won’t ‘gut’ services or send taxes ‘through the roof’...
Toronto Mayor John Tory responded on Friday to attacks from the right and left side by saying he would neither “gut” city services nor send taxes “through the roof” to balance his first budget. He...
View ArticleToronto still in ‘honeymoon’ phase with John Tory as mayor’s approval rating...
Despite having already broken a campaign promise, Toronto mayor John Tory has sailed through his first budget no worse for wear. The mayor’s popularity is riding high after two months in office with 72...
View ArticleRob Ford ordered to leave council meeting after he accused city staff of...
Rob Ford was ordered to leave a city council meeting Wednesday after he twice refused to apologize for suggesting that staff had deliberately misled councillors about the cost of a promotional trip to...
View ArticleRob Ford staffer files complaint against Tory over apparent ‘professionalism’...
As far as showdowns go, it was short and punchy: A former Toronto mayor grilling a sitting Toronto mayor about his office budget, with a few jabs from either end for good measure. But Councillor Rob...
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Waterfront Toronto’s future in question as revitalization project funding set...
Mayor John Tory raised doubts on Thursday about the future of the corporation charged with revitalizing the waterfront, saying the city will have to have “a discussion” about its mandate once its...
View Article‘Draft Bill Blair’ campaign aims to convince outgoing Toronto police chief to...
With Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair effectively getting fired at the end of the month, Liberals in his riding are angling to have the veteran cop stand as their candidate for the October federal...
View ArticleOntario’s new sex-ed curriculum makes Rob Ford ‘absolutely sick’— but he...
TORONTO — Rob Ford says Ontario’s new sexual-education curriculum makes him “absolutely sick.” The controversial former mayor of Toronto made his comments in an interview with The Rebel, an outlet run...
View ArticleToronto Mayor John Tory vows to reform ‘carding’ despite calls to end policy...
A group of prominent and influential Toronto citizens called for an end to the police’s controversial carding policy on Wednesday, but Mayor John Tory stood firm on reform instead. Concerned Citizens...
View ArticleChristie Blatchford: Epiphanies on playing the cards right
What an instructive few days it has been in Toronto, wherein the long-time chair of the police board, Alok Mukherjee, and the new mayor, John Tory, each went through great revelations and came to...
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