2018 Municipal Election: Toronto Council Races

[DSC]

The Council video makes quite exciting/interesting viewing today and it is 'interesting' that this is Council Meeting #47. An omen?

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

Isn't Doucette a better option than Perks?

I think Doucette explained it best in her address. Perks is more appropriate person for the local community with the coming changes to City Hall and increased workload of 25 councillors. Basically, community activism which were Doucette's bread and butter, is going to become a side concern under 25 councilors and we'll require more 'manager' style councillors.

 

[Miscreant]

I'm interested to see what Cressy decides (my ward). Layton is already canvassing, and I think he and Cressy would be in competition. But something tells me Layton gets seniority dibs.

 

[Marcanadian]

Watkiss says she’ll be meeting with her legal counsel later today, and asking what the options are if she determines she cannot run a fair election. Also says she’ll be asking about delaying the election date.

City Clerk Ulli Watkiss: “We have hit a tipping point and both [Toronto election] scenarios are becoming virtually impossible for us to carry out.”

https://twitter.com/GraphicMatt/status/1040260819123154946

 

[christiesplits]

I'm interested to see what Cressy decides (my ward). Layton is already canvassing, and I think he and Cressy would be in competition. But something tells me Layton gets seniority dibs.

My guess is that Mike Layton gets University-Rosedale, Cressy gets Spadina-Fort York, with KWT likely running in Toronto Centre.

 

[narduch]

Watch the Election get delayed.

 

[syn]

Watch the Election get delayed.

I don't think Tory wants that - then his insistence that the updated SSE costs be released after the election will be much tougher to justify.

 

[W. K. Lis]

Meanwhile...

According to Toronto by-law, at this link...

497-2. Minimum temperature.

A landlord shall provide heat to a dwelling unit that is rented or leased and that is normally heated at the landlord's expense so that a minimum air temperature of 21 degrees Celsius is maintained in all areas of the dwelling unit from the 15th day of September in each year to the 1st day of June in the following year.

However, according to this link...

If the outdoor temperature are high enough that the building would be 21 degrees Celsius without the heat on, you can turn the heat off. You can use your judgement when heating your building in the “shoulder season” (from September 15 to October 15 and May 1 to June 1).

Therefore, with the weather forecast for Saturday, September 15, 2018 being 28°, I invoke the notwithstanding clause and not turn on my furnace.

Hopefully, the next council will rewrite that by-law to take climate change into consideration. Notwithstanding...

 

[SunriseChampion]

Argentina was considered a stable representative democracy for nearly a 100 years before the first dictator imposed himself through military rule in 1930.

We've reached 150 years here in Canada. How much longer will we last?

Another 150...at least.

We're bound to have a real leader in this country soon enough. I'm optimistic in spite of my jaded old soul.

Believe, the way humanity is going, we're moving towards a true globalist future. We just have to get rid of some tribalist nutters first.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Watch the Election get delayed.

if it's delayed, I believe that means the province has to directly take over.

 

[PinkLucy]

gosh, those potential savings are just piling up.

 

[narduch]

At this point Ford may as well take over and appoint his own mayor and council.

What he is doing is a fucking joke.

 

[PinkLucy]

Don’t give him ideas unless you want to see Mikey as mayor

 

[animatronic]

At this point Ford may as well take over and appoint his own mayor and council.

What he is doing is a fucking joke.

“Council’s inability to accept the will of the people has resulted in them sabotaging the electoral process in order so save their own jobs. As their interference has made an election impossible we are forced to protect real, hard-working torontonians by appointing a special supervisor to manage the city until the 2022 election.

I’d now like to invite Supervisor Mammoliti to the stage to discuss his plans for the Ontario Place casino and Pickering subway extension. “

 

[syn]

“Council’s inability to accept the will of the people has resulted in them sabotaging the electoral process in order so save their own jobs. As their interference has made an election impossible we are forced to protect real, hard-working torontonians by appointing a special supervisor to manage the city until the 2022 election.

I’d now like to invite Supervisor Mammoliti to the stage to discuss his plans for the Ontario Place casino and Pickering subway extension. “

Sadly this all seems very possible.

I wonder if Ford tries to take over the Portlands as well?