...a couple of potential voters comment:
Trying to get alongI’m a Fat White Guy in a Suit (FWGS). I’m loud and proud. Get used to it. As a member of my minority “community,” I just want to make sure Torontonians understand not all us FWGS will be voting for the same candidate for mayor. Sure, I love hot dogs and beer. Of course, I love the Argos, Leafs and Jays. Don’t get me wrong. But I also love my city. I love living in a place that welcomes people from all over the world to help build one of the most open, dynamic and successful cities ever. It’s not always easy to get along with others who are not FWGS. They can’t help it. But I’ve been trying really hard. I enjoy eating a pita or falafel with my neighbours, and they sometimes enjoy a hot dog and beer with me. Heck, even some of them are Leafs fans. On Oct. 25, when I cast my ballot for mayor, I won’t be thinking just of myself. I’ll be voting for the Toronto that welcomes everybody, including FWGS, to be the best we can be and reach for the top.
Michael McCamus
Toronto
(Well said, FWGS)
Who’s up for council?
Could you please stop focusing on the mayoral race? It’s pointless and unimportant, because the mayor is one vote on council. I would appreciate coverage of the various council seat campaigns. Please start digging into the candidates for council and effect real change by ousting their complacent butts.
Lino Gasparini
Toronto
(Coming soon, we promise. There are great races and councillors who deserve a butt-kicking)
Smitherman sounding more like Ford
Sounding suspiciously like his arch-nemesis, Rob Ford, mayoral candidate George Smitherman morphed into a tax fighter Tuesday, pledging to ensure Socialist Silly Hall gets “back to basics.”
...cutting waste and making ALL city employees and managers accountable would result in savings and no need to cut revenue.
Taxes and public services help build a better city By Jim Stanford Wed Sep 08 2010
If low taxes were essential for success, Oklahoma and Alabama would be economic hotspots....cutting waste and making ALL city employees and managers accountable would result in savings and no need to cut revenue.
Ford has trouble finding the good in Smitherman
Frontrunner Rob Ford likes George Smitherman’s suits but little else, while Sarah Thomson wishes she could speak Italian like Joe Pantalone.
Smitherman refused snacks at taxpayer-funded party
Mayoral hopeful George Smitherman thinks his chum Kyle Rae had his priorities all wrong when the city councillor chose to throw himself a $12,000 farewell fete earlier this summer.
Marcus Gee
Smitherman campaign risks crash by veering left, right
Coming out now as a fiscal conservative, puts former Liberal cabinet minister in danger of confusing voters
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