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And in comes Bob Rae to fill the void?

I cannot wait for October the 6th...

I'm sorry but Councillor Perks is the biggest bag of crap filled air to come along Roncesvalles in quite some time. Is he the leader of the revisionist Left now that they aren't holding the keys to the City anymore when he brings up Sanscon? Always blame a Private Corporation for your own...

And then "We the people" pay for the Lawsuit set forth by the car owner when they sue the TTC (or whomever does this absloutely idiotic stunt). Seriously, I only of Homer J. Simpson who believes that two wrongs make a right.

surprise, surprise...

Considerably to the right? Don't make me laugh. For his time, Crombie might of have been seen as a "left of centre" Mayor with some of his policies but in the end he was a Conservative. His idea of "reform" was one of moderation. He helped transform Toronto in the 70's from a staid City into a...

Politics? Crombie ran as a (Red Tory) Conservative and Miller (until 2007) ran under the banner of the NDP. Policy? While both share some common traits on the desire to reform the City, I found that Crombie had a more down to earth approach that seemed to work well with local communities. Sure...

While I agree with you that John Tory and possibly McGuinty are akin to those predecessors, Miller has always been very Left of Centre. He only dropped his membership in the NDP somewhat recently (didn't he?). I would like to see Tory be in the race but he will never submit his name. As well...

Terribly sorry that my "lame insult" of our glorious Provincial leader didn't hit home with you. Until we as a group figure out a way of not re-electing the same clueless and incompetent people (who never listen to us in the end) time and time again, nothing will change. We have a severe lack of...

I too will keep fingers, toes and eyes crossed if it helps them get he job done on time. The problem is that they have said that the tracks will be done (now) by the beginning of October, butthere is still the matter of the curb lanes and sidewalks to do on top of the tracks. They have 20 weeks...

kettal... not even Mother Teresa would have won against the "Golden Boy" that Dalton McWimpy put in that Ward.

Austere? Joey Pants hasn't really done anything in this race. As the one "voice" of the Left, he should be out there beating the drums and standing up for his issues. Oh wait, isn't his platform to keep things essentially as they are now and as they have been run by Mayor Miller since he's...

The City believes that the Streetcar Track replacement from Queen to Dundas can be done within 100 days. So even with the thrice delayed start to the second phase, the new tracks should be done by mid to late October... but I ain't going to hold my breath on that one. This doesn't even account...

Drum, I agree with you that it isn't always the fault of the contractor. Old or inaccurate drawings, weather and/or the need for special materials may slow or occasionally halt a project... sh#t happens. I do know what it takes to run a Contracting business as I worked for one the better part of...

The City has the final responsibilty whenever it comes to any major road work in my opinion. They do tender the contract but they have the job of keeping the Contractor to the timeline slated for the job. On Roncie, Varcon went 4 months over while Comer only went, I believe, 2 months over (off...

The street construction will go like what you have described drum and they will be working in 500 metre increments (with another 100 metres for equipment storage). I will be amazed and shocked though if the work is done this efficiently. The City has never been able to work with such alacrity...

It's actually been closer to 10 months of work. The Water Main replacement / construction started in July of 2009 and has (sort of) finished this last Saturday... 42 weeks in my rough count not withstanding the 1 week that Comer and Varcon halted work over Christmas and New Years. We have...

Sorry MTown , what's TC?

Unfortunately js97, blame is the only thing some people can do... From the movie "American President." Describes how I feel about politics sometimes... put the looney blamists as Bob Rumson. "I've known Bob Rumson for years, and I've been operating under the assumption that the reason Bob...

- It seems the TTC wants to get the heavy work out of the way first... you'd have to ask them why they have first dibs. - I realize fully that old pipes and roads have to be replaced but it HAS TO be done in a competent, professional manner. Phase 1 is already 2 months over budget and will go...