Chow will win."The slide presentation attached to the campaign memo doesn’t show the full polling data but does show Bradford in third place with 12% support among committed voters, former police chief Mark Saunders in second with 15% support but Olivia Chow in first place with 38% support. The poll shows Josh Matlow and Ana Bailao tied for fourth at 10% support, Mitzie Hunter in fifth with 8% and Anthony Furey in sixth with 4% among committed voters."
My major concerns with a lefty mayor are higher taxes and higher crime rates. Plus, time and money will be spent debating street signs.
Higher taxes and crime rates will drive more industries/people out of Toronto.
Too bad John Tory isn't running.
LILLEY: Brad Bradford rejects calls to back out vows to beat Olivia Chow for mayor (msn.com)
It will make the city budget explode too. Get ready for a big tax hike.I'm voting Chow. We had conservative mayors for 13 years, time for change. Chow with new Mayoral powers will make DOFO's head explode.
Olivia Chow widens lead in mayoral race, new data shows: poll
A new poll from Mainstreet Research shows Olivia Chow has widened her lead in Toronto’s mayoral race.toronto.ctvnews.ca
Tory left us with a big deficit, massive service cuts and transit cuts.It will make the city budget explode too. Get ready for a big tax hike.
Always entertaining when the oh so tolerant and morally virtuous Left starts attacking each other.If Chow wins, she will have to play nice with Ford. Otherwise, Toronto will suffer, especially since the 905 is Ford's power base.
The race is getting nasty now. I was watching Bradford and he attacked Chow and Saunders by name.
The experience with American cities with lefty mayors is crime will also explode.It will make the city budget explode too. Get ready for a big tax hike.
Not really.It will make the city budget explode too. Get ready for a big tax hike.
Adding more evidence as to the "you get the mayor u deserve' mental acuity of the dimwitted, uninvolved electorate.Always entertaining when the oh so tolerant and morally virtuous Left starts attacking each other.
And then institute massive municipal taxes for Toronto residents when the commercial tax base dries up faster than a puddle on the sun.Not really.
Institute road tolls for 905'ers driving into the city.
Increase parking rates for 905'ers parking within the boundaries of Toronto.
Institute a special carbon sales tax on 905'ers whose vehicles enter within the legal boundaries of Toronto.
Add a 10% litter tax on 905'ers on all sales transactions that involve an entity based in Toronto.
Tory left us with a big deficit, massive service cuts and transit cuts.It will make the city budget explode too. Get ready for a big tax hike.