2018 Municipal Election: Toronto Council Races

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Would being charged by the OPP hurt Mammo in Ward 7? A criminal conviction might cost him some support, but would a simple indictment?

A good question! If one has voted for him in the past knowing his character (which is pretty obvious) I suppose an indictment might be seen as a plus. Ahhhhh

 

[Northern Light]

Ah, yes, Ward 34 (Rosedale-Danforth-Old East York), the craziest of the new wards.

While I tend to often agree with the so-called progressives on Council, Mary "I bring you surface parking lots" Fragedakis has been underwhelming. Some real competition, from Rosedale or anywhere else in the ward, would be nice.

Her failure to get behind the Donlands bike lanes early on was a disappointment.

IF one were looking for more ward-centric stuff, her ward is one of the most shortchanged for parks in the City (the playground/sportsfield kind); and I haven't seen any serious push to address that w/one significant new park and/or a major expansion of an existing one.

Her ward also has the most undersized district library in Pape and is only complimented by that tiny room inside the community centre.

No real movement on doing something there either.

She doesn't seem like a bad person, but her efforts to improve her community or the City have both been underwhelming.

Mind you, an improvement on Case Oootes who used to actively try to make the City worse.

 

[christiesplits]

Her failure to get behind the Donlands bike lanes early on was a disappointment.

IF one were looking for more ward-centric stuff, her ward is one of the most shortchanged for parks in the City (the playground/sportsfield kind); and I haven't seen any serious push to address that w/one significant new park and/or a major expansion of an existing one.

Her ward also has the most undersized district library in Pape and is only complimented by that tiny room inside the community centre.

No real movement on doing something there either.

She doesn't seem like a bad person, but her efforts to improve her community or the City have both been underwhelming.

Mind you, an improvement on Case Oootes who used to actively try to make the City worse.

There's also only one indoor pool in Ward 29, also at the Pape community centre. I've been pleased with her office staff and her work on a neighbourhood parkette. And yes, she has been a reliable progressive vote and a big improvement over Ootes.

 

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Nick Westoll
@NWestoll

#BREAKING: @mammolitiward7 says in a statement that he will no longer be seeking the Ontario PC Party nomination in Brampton Centre. He says he will be running for re-election as Ward 7 councillor. More to come. #TOpoli

I knew he would go back to his safe council seat.

 

[adma]

Wasn't there already someone (more locally rooted, presumably) bidding for the nomination? Mammo probably had it conveyed to him that he wasn't welcome...

 

[Videodrome]

He likely saw the internal polling and decided to keep his regular job.

 

[PinkLucy]

They really love him ... https://twitter.com/mammolitiward7/status/980943795070976000

 

[DSC]

Mammo. Even the Tories have some principles and they must know that he is under police investigation for the Parking Authority frauds. It would not look good to have a candidate being charged just as an election is getting underway. My suspicion is that he was 'discouraged' from throwing his hat into the Provincial ring. We will see if charges are actually laid - in which case even his Council chances ought to be zero. too. (But it is still quite odd why his Ward keeps re-electing him!)

 

[christiesplits]

I imagine Mammo realized that in a heavy South Asian riding he had no chance of winning the nomination.

 

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Shelley Carroll
@shelleycarroll

As I resign my Council seat to devote full time to my provincial campaign in #DonValleyNorth, I thank the Toronto Public Service, the @Ward33Team, the 3 Mayors & so many Councillors that I served alongside & most of all, Ward 33 constituents for the honour of serving! #TOpoli

I really hope that some good councillors are elected in open seats.

 

[SunriseChampion]

I really hope that some good councillors are elected in open seats.

I'll settle for competent at this point, to be honest.

 

[EagleEye]

I really hope that some good councillors are elected in open seats.

If she loses provincially she can run again for council, right?

 

[christiesplits]

Possibly the best shot at tossing Di Ciano will be if Peter Milczyn loses Etobicoke-Lakeshore in June provincially, and then runs try to reclaim his seat in the municipal election in October.

 

[EagleEye]

I wonder if Ainslie and Crawford will run against each other now that Ward 36 has been extended. Ainslie is quite popular in his ward but Crawford isn't quite so much in his.

 

[ShonTron]

If she loses provincially she can run again for council, right?

I hope she wins, regardless of what happens to the provincial Liberals this year. They'll need good people to help rebuild the party if necessary.