Enough with the bigotry accusations. The horse is dead. Quit flogging it. We're into trolling territory now.
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2014 Municipal Election: Toronto Mayoral Race
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nfitz
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Perhaps we can put an end for blatantly partisan attacks on all candidates?
Though I'm not sure how we can ignore Doug Ford's comments yesterday about Chinese workers
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Are you realizing fighting with an admin??
nfitz
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I didn't disagree with the admin's request. I simply asked it to be extended to blatantly partisan attacks.
And I tried to clarify that presumably new events, like Doug Ford's rather odd comments about Chinese workers yesterday, are fair game.
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He wasn't talking about those, he was talking about you man, Just say you won't do it again, it's that simple. No offense but I would not get into it with the mods or admins on this one. Just not a good idea.
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nfitz
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I fail to see the need to make assumptions about, or mention, my gender.
salsa
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I got this hilarious message in my inbox this morning:
I just signed off on some pretty fun bus shelter ads for Olivia Chow. You’ll see them yourself in the coming days, but here’s a sneak preview:
I want to do more of these. Why? Because bus shelter ads have great visibility. They also highlight one of the major differences between Olivia and John Tory. John simply doesn’t want to invest in more buses.
Maybe he’s never actually been on a TTC bus, except for a photo op. But try telling the thousands of Torontonians who rely on the bus each day that more buses aren’t needed to reduce the commute time to work. Or school.
So we’re going to continue to highlight the differences between Olivia’s and Tory’s transit plans. Tory wants a capital spend of $2.66 billion to fund his Scarborough ‘stubway’.
That’s money you’ll be paying in tax increases for many years to come. That’s money that could be used on better child care and more affordable housing now.
You can help us spread the word. Each bus shelter costs about $150 for a week of display. Why not fund one yourself? Click here to make your donation.
DONATE
We’ve still got a long race to go. We’ve got the right policies. We’ve got an amazing candidate. With your help, Olivia can still win this race.
Thanks for your support.
John Laschinger
Olivia’s Campaign Director
I just signed off on some pretty fun bus shelter ads for Olivia Chow. You’ll see them yourself in the coming days, but here’s a sneak preview:
I want to do more of these. Why? Because bus shelter ads have great visibility. They also highlight one of the major differences between Olivia and John Tory. John simply doesn’t want to invest in more buses.
Maybe he’s never actually been on a TTC bus, except for a photo op. But try telling the thousands of Torontonians who rely on the bus each day that more buses aren’t needed to reduce the commute time to work. Or school.
So we’re going to continue to highlight the differences between Olivia’s and Tory’s transit plans. Tory wants a capital spend of $2.66 billion to fund his Scarborough ‘stubway’.
That’s money you’ll be paying in tax increases for many years to come. That’s money that could be used on better child care and more affordable housing now.
You can help us spread the word. Each bus shelter costs about $150 for a week of display. Why not fund one yourself? Click here to make your donation.
DONATE
We’ve still got a long race to go. We’ve got the right policies. We’ve got an amazing candidate. With your help, Olivia can still win this race.
Thanks for your support.
John Laschinger
Olivia’s Campaign Director
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denfromoakvillemilton
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Haha, really nice. Fun ad. So what do you think about the ranked ballots.
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salsa
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Ranked ballots cannot come soon enough.
denfromoakvillemilton
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Agreed. But not having ranked ballots helps Tory because with them the scare isn't there to vote tory.
(Thanks, CDL. I forgot to edit)
salsa
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nfitz probably has the highest post count out of anyone to be banned from UT. It's unfortunate that this had to happen. I think his posts on most topics were very intelligent and informative. Hopefully he/she will be back soon, without the bigot/racist diatribe.
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StatGeek
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First off, that new mainstreet tech poll. I have the same reaction to them when Doug was at 19% and now that he's at 34%. They have no track record to speak of. I will take their numbers into consideration but there at the low end of the totem poll
Forum (recent) Tory 45^...... Ford 34^...... Chow 21v
Nanos (week ago) Tory 49 ...... Ford 27 ....... Chow 24
Ipsos (recent) Tory 48^...... Ford 26v....... Chow 26v
Mainstreet(recent) Tory 42=...... Ford 34^...... Chow 24v
My current totals are Tory 47, Ford 30, Chow 23
Forum (recent) Tory 45^...... Ford 34^...... Chow 21v
Nanos (week ago) Tory 49 ...... Ford 27 ....... Chow 24
Ipsos (recent) Tory 48^...... Ford 26v....... Chow 26v
Mainstreet(recent) Tory 42=...... Ford 34^...... Chow 24v
My current totals are Tory 47, Ford 30, Chow 23
denfromoakvillemilton
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Agreed. It's time to cool off.
Some of us have a conspiracy theory that Forum is showing Doug at 30 plus to scare us into voting Tory. Confirm or Deny.
Midtown Urbanist
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In hindsight, I don't think it was that farfetched to see Doug polling higher than Rob. Rob comes with much more baggage as far as the public is concerned. Doug is perceived as Rob without the drugs and scandals, and the Ford's sentiment is well supported in the burbs. I bet most of this rise comes from immigrant families from backgrounds that don't approve of Rob's personal life.
Electrify
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How quickly we forget the Globe and Mail bombshell article...
Anyways, for a second pretend that this election is not a referendum on the Ford Bros, and that there is not a significant portion of our population willing to vote for someone who wants to watch the world burn. If you are unsatisfied with Chow and Tory, which many of us are, which other "fringe" candidate would you vote for? I just looked up Ari Goldkind, and all things being equal, he seems like the best replacement to Soknacki. Good policy and wants to create a fairer tax system to pay for it.