"All you need to know about Ana Bailao is that she’s the “move the Science Centre” candidate & has Ford/Tory insider Nick Kouvalis handling her campaign.
This & much else suggests she is carrying water—and may well carry off #Toronto's waterfront—for Doug Ford."
#statusquo #topoli #voteTO #OntarioPlace #onpoli #voteJune26 @tabathasouthey
"In #Toronto, the approach to residents became corporatized under Mayor John Tory. We are “clients,” and "business matters", rather than city citizens. Quality-of-life issues are subservient to economic ones.
Big business will continue to make big money no matter what Toronto’s next mayor does to make our lives more livable — that’s what makes our current city leaders’ reluctance to embrace even small improvements so frustrating."
"This time out, the job is to ensure #Toronto stands up to Doug Ford’s gang at Queen’s Park and rejects the Tory cabal on City Council.
I only get one vote, and it goes to Olivia."
#topoli #onpoli #cdnpoli #VoteJune26
Worth reading for Munro's insightful & concise comment on #VoteTO 👇
https://stevemunro.ca/2023/06/17/why-i-voted-for-olivia-chow/
"We need a Mayor with a vision, as opposed to a Mayor who is campaigning based on peeling off votes from a series of disgruntled constituencies."
From TVO's @MattGurney @theagenda
"Some #Toronto mayoral candidates really need to drop out of the race now.
For those who have no reasonable shot, it’s time to go — past time really - and time to pick which of the others you can throw your support behind."
#voteto #topoli #100candidates #onpoli #VoteJune26
https://www.tvo.org/article/some-toronto-mayoral-candidates-really-need-to-drop-out-of-the-race-now
Conservative lobbyist, Deb Hutton has stated her support for #Toronto mayoral candidate Ana Bailão.
Ms. Hutton, the spouse of Tim Hudak, (former Conservative leader & currently CEO of the Ontario Real Estate Association) was a strategist for #Conservative premier Mike Harris and has often been referred to as the 'architect' of the premier's massive education cuts. Hutton was recently appointed to the Metrolinx board.
#Toronto mayoral candidate profile:
Ana Bailão
"..there’s a lot on our books that’s the responsibility of the province and the feds."
The province has already said it wouldn’t upload the #Gardiner. How would Bailão do it? She didn’t strike me as an especially persuasive, seductive, or tough-nosed negotiator. Does she have a better relationship with PM Justin Trudeau or Doug Ford than mayor Tory did?
#VoteTO #Topoli #ToryTO #mayoral #Onpoli #dofo #VoteJune26
https://thelocal.to/ana-bailao-toronto-mayor-election-candidate/
The former councillor has been criticized for her allegiance to John Tory and a career of political compromise. But some housing advocates see something different: a savvy, effective consensus-builder. Is Bailão's brand of pragmatism enough for voters looking for bold change?
"Very funny and good news to me that Doug Ford who screwed with #Toronto City council, eliminated the option of ranked ballots, and forced strong mayors power on the city ... and now he's going to get Olivia Chow in the big seat."
#ProgressiveMayor #voteTO #topoli #dofo #austerityTO #onpoli #VoteJune26 @david_moscrop
Ballot for "the upcoming Toronto mayoral by-election still has *over 100* candidates" 🤦
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