Toronto Mayoral Candidates

[Anbarandy]

No I misspoke. And I never tried to portray Di Ciano as a left wing idealogue. I just said that he voted with the left wing councilors on several occasions. As you can see here he did. He was also absent for votes quite frequently.

Toronto City Council Scorecard, Updated September 19, 2018

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You said there were 20 hardcore right wingers on council (out of 44). I showed you that several of your picks were just wrong. Toronto is a lib left city it would be impossible to have even half of council be centre right to right wing.

I guess person's opinions of left/right/center and all of the other labels a person attaches to a politician and his leanings/votes depends on where on the political spectrum that person resides.

That said, though I don't agree with you, I applaud your knowledge of City of Toronto politics, which I find is very rare on this board.

 

[Anbarandy]

I think the anyone but Chow vote has been waiting for the frontrunner to appear. And so will be voting on Monday.

Chow is polling pretty much where she did the first time around. And that may be close to her ceiling. The polling doesn't take into account nor tell really the percentage of undecided, which in this election I think isi bigger than normal.

You are displaying a lot of faith on but a few hours on but one day.

They don't call you The BUT-ler in vain I note.

 

[Frankfooter]

I think the anyone but Chow vote has been waiting for the frontrunner to appear. And so will be voting on Monday.

Chow is polling pretty much where she did the first time around. And that may be close to her ceiling. The polling doesn't take into account nor tell really the percentage of undecided, which in this election I think isi bigger than normal.

The anger/panic from DoFo, PeePee and Ana B only cements the fact that Chow is the candidate for change.

 

[K Douglas]

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Saunders is a charlatan. And while I agree he would be a better choice than Chow, he's pretty much another Tory. Remember this guy was the head of the TPS when it was being dismantled and what did the coward do - he left his post 8 months before his contract expired. The going got tough and he got going. Weak leadership.
I will be sticking with my original choice Blake Acton, a former police officer who has integrity. No more bike lanes on major arteries and a return to law and order in the city.

 

[K Douglas]

I guess person's opinions of left/right/center and all of the other labels a person attaches to a politician and his leanings/votes depends on where on the political spectrum that person resides.

That said, though I don't agree with you, I applaud your knowledge of City of Toronto politics, which I find is very rare on this board.

I appreciate the compliment. Yes it does seem these days that the political spectrum is partially dependent upon one's personal opinion. You can see that with Vote Compass as it is clear that whoever designed that platform had a left wing bias. For example here is where I would put selected city councilors on the political spectrum

Far left - Gord Perks, Paula Fletcher
Left - Mary Fragedakis, Kristyn Wong-Tam
Centre left - Josh Colle, Maria Augimeri
Centre- Ron Moeser, Ana Bailao
Centre right - Denzil Minnan-Wong, David Shiner
Right - Rob Ford, Stephen Holyday
Far right - no one

 

[K Douglas]

Kirk, give it up man! Andy is pulling donuts around you and leaving nasty tread marks. It's not a good look. LOL

Your opinion on his board has about as much worth as a Zimbabwean dollar.

 

[squeezer]

Your opinion on his board has about as much worth as a Zimbabwean dollar.

Come on man, Andy has you in a necktie LOL...

I'm hoping Chow wins so I can enjoy reading the whining and belly aching from the righties.

 

[Anbarandy]

Saunders is a charlatan. And while I agree he would be a better choice than Chow, he's pretty much another Tory. Remember this guy was the head of the TPS when it was being dismantled and what did the coward do - he left his post 8 months before his contract expired. The going got tough and he got going. Weak leadership.
I will be sticking with my original choice Blake Acton, a former police officer who has integrity. No more bike lanes on major arteries and a return to law and order in the city.

Yes, Saunders is a charlatan, but he is not another John Tory.

He is a lap dog, a puppet, a stooge and a tool of Doug Ford.

Doug's handpicked puppet than ran and lost bigly in the last provincial election who is also falling flat on his face in this mayoral election and Doug's mega-paid "special advisor" on the debacle that is the Ontario Place mega-spa mistake on the lake.

 

[K Douglas]

Yes, Saunders is a charlatan, but he is not another John Tory.

He is a lap dog, a puppet, a stooge and a tool of Doug Ford.

Doug's handpicked puppet than ran and lost bigly in the last provincial election who is also falling flat on his face in this mayoral election and Doug's mega-paid "special advisor" on the debacle that is the Ontario Place mega-spa mistake on the lake.

I wouldn't say that he lost bigly he only lost by 5 percentage points in Kathleen Wynne's old riding. Saunders has no backbone so you may be right he could be a Ford puppet. Just like Chow is a puppet to the unions.

 

[K Douglas]

You are doing the same thing you are accusing Anbarandy of doing. Terming someone Far Left. Far Left implies marxist communist. There are no marxist communists in Canada.

Similarly Far Right means neo-nazis. There are some, like the Proud Boys but I doubt there are any in government (or even if they are they are not saying it out loud).

Canadian politicians range from Left to Right with most falling between centre left and centre right.

Look up Paula Fletcher she is a Marxist. Perks is extreme - he's a far left activist former Ontario Coalition of Poverty wanker. They would be the only two on council I would deem far left.

 

[Anbarandy]

I wouldn't say that he lost bigly he only lost by 5 percentage points in Kathleen Wynne's old riding. Saunders has no backbone so you may be right he could be a Ford puppet. Just like Chow is a puppet to the unions.

But, I thought Bailo was "the puppet" of unions, of John Tory, of developers .....

And Saunders the "puppet of the TPS, developers, Doug .....

And Furey the "puppet" of the Toronto Sun, the National Post, the TPS .......

Is everyone, nothing but a puppet?

Toronto has a ton of long-standing issues that need to be truthfully and responsibly addressed.

The largest and most important being the unwillingness of it's representatives to honestly and forthrightly state that, "we need to raise the funds to meet the needs that you the populace needs and wants" and "that we must pressure the provincial government to pony up to and fully fund their core responsibilities of healthcare, transportation, and housing that they dumped on us."

 

[underground]

Why has the local media not brought up Ana Bailao's DUI conviction ?

 

[K Douglas]

But, I thought Bailo was "the puppet" of unions, of John Tory, of developers .....

And Saunders the "puppet of the TPS, developers, Doug .....

And Furey the "puppet" of the Toronto Sun, the National Post, the TPS .......

Is everyone, nothing but a puppet?

Toronto has a ton of long-standing issues that need to be truthfully and responsibly addressed.

The largest and most important being the unwillingness of it's representatives to honestly and forthrightly state that, "we need to raise the funds to meet the needs that you the populace needs and wants" and "that we must pressure the provincial government to pony up to and fully fund their core responsibilities of healthcare, transportation, and housing that they dumped on us."

Furey has never been in politics before. I would say if anything he's a puppet of no one. Exactly the reason I loved Rob Ford because he was the puppet of no one. He marched by the beat of his own drum.

 

[K Douglas]

Why has the local media not brought up Ana Bailao's DUI conviction ?

If Ana were a conservative that would be front page news. The Star has endorsed her no way they are touching that with a ten foot pole.