“Toronto – Canada’s version of a Democrat run city”
Olivia Chow, Mark Saunders lead in poll of potential Toronto mayoral candidates
A poll of prominent potential mayoral candidates finds former NDP MP Olivia Chow and former police chief Mark Saunders with the most support ahead of the official April 3 start of the byelection to replace John Tory.
The Forum Research survey of 1,009 Torontonians saw Chow as the choice of 24 per cent of deciding and leaning voters and Saunders with 22 per cent support — a statistical tie because the gap between them is within the poll’s margin of error.
Olivia has lost every election she has run in since the passing of her husband Jack “Velvet Touch” Layton.
When she last ran for Mayor it was to wide acclaim by all the usual suspects, that is the Star.
She was miles ahead in the polls until common sense prevailed.
You’d think she’d get the message.
Ps. Neither Chowcescu or Saunders are impressive candidates let’s hope Furey picks up steam.
Feel strengthened yet?
HUNTER: Bullets and bail Toronto’s cocktail of choice
One kid goes to the morgue, another replaces him on the street.
Bail. Street. Repeat. That’s the deal. It’s Toronto’s favourite cocktail.
But for far too many, the morgue has become the ‘do not pass Go’ on life’s Monopoly board.
Former Sun columnist Anthony Furey vows to bring ‘fresh’ voice to Toronto’s mayoral race
“I don’t believe that the status quo people who got us to this point are the ones that can get us out of it.”
National columnist and broadcaster Anthony Furey is promising to bring a “fresh perspective” to Toronto’s mayoral campaign.
Oh fab … Former police chief Mark Saunders to run for Toronto mayor
Toronto School Violence, Difficult Behaviour on the Rise: Report
In a recent survey of Toronto school principals, 80 percent said they’re ill equipped to maintain school safety. About 40 percent said violent behaviour was on the rise, including physical fights and possession of weapons.
The rise in violence at the Toronto District School Board is on track to being the worst since 2000, when the board began collecting data, according to the Toronto Star.
The Toronto School Administrators’ Association (TSAA) surveyed its members and released a report detailing the post-pandemic uptick in school problems, a copy of which was obtained by the Globe and Mail.
Johnny can’t read because literacy is racist but he does know he’s really a girl.
Not a surprise given the TDSB is a woke cesspit overrun by lunatics who should never have been allowed near children in the first place.
You breed violence by pretending the enforcement of standards of acceptable behavior and academic achievement is racist.
As it stands the TDSB is just a variant of the TTC Homeless Shelter, a place to park all the little thugs.
How to stop the poison? Smash the teacher’s unions, take over the boards, wrest control of the teacher’s colleges, enforce a sane curriculum, fire the whackjobs wholesale.
Good luck.
This is another reason Toronto is turning into a shithole city.
TTC: Fighting or fleeing is no answer
A Toronto gym made the news this week for hosting a martial arts course designed specifically to help transit riders defend themselves if they are attacked.
“It’s no secret that people don’t feel safe on public transit. And why should they?” reads the website announcement. “Nearly every day, the headlines cover news stories of brutal and random attacks happening on buses and subways perpetrated against innocent civilians at random.”
Does anyone know who’s running for mayor?
Toronto’s downtown office district faces long-term slump as new work patterns take hold
… The days when life centred around the five-day office week appear to be gone, disrupting the foundation of downtown Toronto. Office workers no longer need to rely on the bevy of retailers that used to service their every need, from hairdressers and dry cleaners to food shops making take-home meals for their families.
As of early March, the percentage of employees in Toronto’s financial hub averaged 43 per cent of prepandemic occupancy levels, according to data from consulting firm Strategic Regional Research Alliance, which conducts in-depth interviews and surveys of downtown office tenants. That is the highest level of occupancy since the pandemic started – a dismal sign of the slow return to the office.
This is not a good sign. I have wondered for some time if Toronto even has a reason to exist any longer. There’s not much there here.
Unclaimed beaten boy the latest victim of a heartless city
Who is this youth, lying unconscious in a bed at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, with life-threatening injuries?
Don’t know.
Why has no one come forward to put a name to the boy?
Don’t know.
How can it be that nobody is missing him?
It is a shame but I will not share blame or guilt any longer for the bad policy decisions made by people who hate me.
‘A Toronto issue’: Ipsos poll shows some TTC riders changing habits after violent incidents
People living in Toronto feel less safe on public transit than other Canadians, according to a new Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News.
The poll suggests 44 per cent of Toronto residents feel unsafe riding transit alone. That compares to 35 per cent of riders in the 905 region around Toronto and 27 per cent across the country.
Warrant issued for ‘violent’ suspect accused of pushing Toronto subway rider onto tracks
A warrant has been issued for a Toronto man accused of pushing a subway rider onto the tracks at Bloor-Yonge station on Sunday.
On Thursday, Toronto police said a warrant had been issued for a 42-year-old Toronto resident Terrence Hill.
Hill is wanted on one count of assault, two counts of failing to comply with a release order, and one count of failing to comply with a probation order after he allegedly pushed a man onto the subway tracks on Feb. 19.
Related … Violent incidents against Toronto transit riders have gone up 60 per cent in recent years
h/t Sweetpea
Former police chief Mark Saunders is ‘exploring a run’ for mayor: spokesperson
Former police chief Mark Saunders is “exploring a run” for mayor of Toronto, according to a spokesperson.
Mitch Wexler tells CP24 that Saunders hasn’t made a final decision about entering the race at this point but is in the process of putting together a campaign team.
Just think of all that Islamophobia stuff!
Tory has left the building. What happens to his housing plan?
… Too many people are vying for too few homes. This has left newcomers desperate, while long-time residents flee to distant cities or other provinces. Almost everyone along the spectrum of housing is feeling the impact. For some it’s an inconvenience; for others, it means being pushed out of rooming houses and older affordable apartments as the rent goes up. The sea is rising, and only those with money can afford lifeboats.
The problem is simple: It is extremely difficult to build housing in Toronto. Apartment buildings of five stories or more are illegal on 90 per cent of land. And in house neighbourhoods full of wealthy people, large apartments are banned completely.
NO SPECIAL TREATMENT
City attempts to quell LGBTQ+ community’s concern about future plan for Hanlan’s Point
The beach at Hanlan’s Point on the Toronto Islands has served as a gathering place for the city’s LGBTQ+ community for decades, but some are worried that could soon be at risk.
A dozen people recently formed a group called Hands Off Hanlan’s to sound the alarm about the city’s master plan for the islands — a long-term planning document that’s still under development. The plan is meant to guide decisions about the future of the area, which sees close to 1.5 million visitors per year.
A dedicated space for public sex is more like it. Tell you what, you can have your space if you allow a dedicated Islamist spot right beside yours.
Toronto police looking for suspect after man pushed onto subway tracks at Bloor-Yonge station
Police are looking for a suspect after reports that a man was pushed onto the tracks at Bloor-Yonge subway station on Sunday afternoon.
Police said the man, who was pushed at about 4:20 p.m., was able to get back on the platform uninjured.
As usual The Star leaves out a critical descriptor of the suspect potentially endangering the public.
h/t MP
It’s the first week without John Tory as mayor and a city in limbo. How long till we have a new mayor? Don’t hold your breath
Saturday marked the city’s first day in municipal limbo after former mayor John Tory officially stepped down Friday. “Toronto has been my cause,” Tory said at a final news conference at city hall Friday afternoon. “It breaks my heart to leave. But leaving was the right thing to do, as hard as it might be.”
Tory’s unexpected resignation follows a Star investigation that revealed an extended relationship between the 68-year-old married politician and one of his much-younger staffers.
I am not optimistic.