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Senior Member
Lame duck lingers at TTC
Toronto's list of candidates running for mayor recently got shorter with Councillor Adam Giambrone finally completing the paperwork necessary to formally remove his name. But Giambrone's work in stepping down is incomplete: he should listen to the many voices in the community urging him to resign as chair of the Toronto Transit Commission.
Given the formidable challenges it faces, the TTC needs a firm hand on the throttle as it powers into the 21st century. And Giambrone's image and authority remain critically weakened by the sex-and-lies scandal that forced him out of the mayoral race 10 days after entering it.
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Moreover, it is highly unlikely that Giambrone would be named to head the TTC, even if he should return to council. His mentor, Mayor David Miller, is leaving and the leading candidates in the mayoral race clearly don't want him chairing Canada's largest transit authority.
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But the fact remains that he is not just a "lame duck" chair of the TTC, but a tainted one at that. Given the disarray evident at the transit system, and an undeniable loss of public confidence in this essential commuter service, Giambrone should go now rather than later.
Toronto's list of candidates running for mayor recently got shorter with Councillor Adam Giambrone finally completing the paperwork necessary to formally remove his name. But Giambrone's work in stepping down is incomplete: he should listen to the many voices in the community urging him to resign as chair of the Toronto Transit Commission.
Given the formidable challenges it faces, the TTC needs a firm hand on the throttle as it powers into the 21st century. And Giambrone's image and authority remain critically weakened by the sex-and-lies scandal that forced him out of the mayoral race 10 days after entering it.
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Moreover, it is highly unlikely that Giambrone would be named to head the TTC, even if he should return to council. His mentor, Mayor David Miller, is leaving and the leading candidates in the mayoral race clearly don't want him chairing Canada's largest transit authority.
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But the fact remains that he is not just a "lame duck" chair of the TTC, but a tainted one at that. Given the disarray evident at the transit system, and an undeniable loss of public confidence in this essential commuter service, Giambrone should go now rather than later.