Toronto,
My hometown,
Has Aspirations of being a 21st Century City,
Using 20th Century Infrastructure,
And 19th Century Governance.
The City of Toronto's official Seal,
Between 1834 and 1997,
Included in its motto three words . . .
Three Aspirations,
Three Identities,
Industry, Intelligence, Integrity.
Tonight,
Toronto's Governance includes Infidelity.
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Toronto's annual pothole blitz was not supposed to begin until Saturday Morning.
Friday Night,
And we have a hole to fill at 100 Queen Street West.
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The tl;dr for tonight in #TOpoli / #ONpoli : "Strong Mayor Powerless".
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The last two Mayors of Toronto
Rob Ford & John Tory
Share(d) the same day of birth:
May 28.
15 years apart.
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Arthur C. Eggleton
As of Tonight remains
Toronto's "Longest-Serving Mayor."
Mayor Eggleton served From 1980 to 1991.
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Toronto's Mayor wanted to become Premier.
Ontario's Premier wanted to be Mayor.
Brampton's Mayor couldn't become Premier nor Prime Minister.
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Once John Tory legally resigns from his day job,
Toronto Council must declare his seat vacant at next meeting,
Per section 207 of The City of Toronto Act.
Council has 60 days to adopt a by-law regarding the by-election.
This by-law will specify key dates:
Voting day;
First & Last days for nominations.
Election cannot officially begin until nominations open
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To succinctly sum up John Tory's entire Mayoralty in four words:
"Politics in run-on sentences."
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John Tory's fingerprints are all over the current state of Toronto,
Stretching back to his connection with Mel Lastman at the very beginning of Amalgamation.
+ Earlier than Amalgamation . . .
As principal secretary to Ontario Premier Bill Davis from 1981 to 1985,
John Tory's "understanding" of "Municipal" Government derives from his Provincial days dealing with [defunct] "Regional" Municipality of Toronto.
Ergo he never understood our "City" of Toronto.
For duration of his time as "Mayor" of our Amalgamated City of Toronto,
On his lapel above his Heart,
John Tory wore his Order of Ontario Pin.
Unlike all previous Megacity Mayors, Lastman, Miller, & Ford,
Tory chose to NOT wear the Official City of Toronto Pin.
He ALWAYS chose Province First,
City of Toronto Last.
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" I have the privilege . . . "
— John Tory
Exactly.
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Toronto's current Deputy Mayor
Appointed by the Previous Mayor
Who said she would not endorse any Candidate for Mayor during the Mayoral By-Election
Caused by the resignation of the Previous Mayor,
On Friday June 16 2023
Endorsed a Former Deputy Mayor
Also Previously Appointed by the Previous Mayor.
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