Rob Ford's Toronto

[pud99]

Tom Jakobek--23 in 1982. And an ambitious-for-his-age 23, at that.

Oh yeah, Jacobek. Employed on the side as the picture for "snake" in illustrated dictionaries.

 

[Adjei]

Forum was the one of the firms who predicted a majority for the Liberals.

 

[pud99]

Forum was the one of the firms who predicted a majority for the Liberals.

I thought that Ekos was the only one to predict that?

 

[PinkLucy]

Age/gender chart for the Forum poll
https://twitter.com/GraphicMatt/status/491935798724280320/photo/1

 

[Jimmi T]

I thought that Ekos was the only one to predict that?

Ya, Ekos was the closest during the provincial election. Forum had Liberals and PCs neck and neck for the most part until the end.

 

[basic]

Forum was the one of the firms who predicted a majority for the Liberals.

No they didn't. On June 10th, their final poll had Liberals at 42%, Tories at 35%, NDP at 19%.

 

[basic]

So it looks like the advertisement for FordFest was removed from the Camping website sometime overnight.

They still can't take back the Robocalls, though.

 

[Greg Banks]

Age/gender chart for the Forum poll
https://twitter.com/GraphicMatt/status/491935798724280320/photo/1

Full poll results are over at Scribd....you can get to them thru a link at the City News site....

 

[Jimmi T]

Looking back, the 2010 municipal polls weren't as far off as I remember--aside from Ipsos Reid. Those guys seems to always be way off the mark.

 

[Greg Banks]

No they didn't. On June 10th, their final poll had Liberals at 42%, Tories at 35%, NDP at 19%.

Shucks, just go over to the Wiki of the Ontario Provincial Election 2014 it gives a full review of the General Opinion polls.....

 

[animatronic]

It's not actually the huge change that Forum makes it out to be (as usual). Ford and Tory went up by only 1%, which is statistically insignificant. Chow went down by 7%, which is significant but could just be a fluke. In the 3-way race, she's still well above Ford (though Tory is gaining ground). I think that's the basic story of the polls in the last few months: Ford is stalled in the twenties, and Chow and Tory are going to be fighting over first place.

They also have ethnic background in the poll. The numbers are too small to take them very seriously. However, it shows that Chow has a whopping 40% of the Asian vote. If that number is anywhere close to accurate, it puts to rest the debate over whether Asians actually like Chow.

Chow has more Asian votes than Kim Jung-Un. Everyone knows that.

 

[rutefoot]

Looking back, the 2010 municipal polls weren't as far off as I remember--aside from Ipsos Reid. Those guys seems to always be way off the mark.

They always seem to favour right wing candidates. If this is just data they are collecting, I wonder how they always manage that.

Have they done any polling yet for this municipal election? I'd be curious if they favoured Ford or Tory

 

[basic]

Thank you for your email.

Parks, Forestry and Recreation staff issued the permit for the Friday, July 25th Ford Fest on Tuesday afternoon on behalf of the City as all required conditions were met.

The permit as requested is for a special event to which the public will be invited. City staff can only make decisions based on what is provided on the permit application, not on speculation about what we think will happen at the event. The description of this event is similar to the other 130+ community events that have already been held this year by other councillors in City facilities or parks.

There are clear City guidelines on restrictions on campaigning at a permitted event at a City park and the onus is on the permit applicant to abide by all applicable City and election policies.

Senior City staff met with the Mayor's Office on Monday to review the policies that must be followed during the event. A letter was also provided along with a copy of the applicable policies. In addition, Parks supervisors and bylaw enforcement officers will be onsite to monitor the event.

City staff apply the same consistent and fair process in reviewing all permit requests. As mentioned above, the onus is on the councillor or candidate to ensure that what happens at the event doesn't contravene City or election policies.

I hope this addresses your concerns regarding the Friday, July 25th Ford Fest.

Yours truly,

Joseph P. Pennachetti

I asked about the role of the bylaw officers and parks supervisors, and whether they have the ability to shut the event down in progress.

 

[Kat's Meow]

Tom Jakobek--23 in 1982. And an ambitious-for-his-age 23, at that.

No way Mikey comes close to either Jakobek or Giambrone. Giambrone went to university and graduated. He was active with the NDP from the age of 15 and became their party president. He had education, well established political involvement and activism which provided him with a much more robust resume for a six figure job. Jakobek started off as trustee before moving to council and ultimately becoming budget chief who delivered numerous successive no tax increase budgets. No way Mikey holds a candle to these guys. He may be a Ford but that's as far as it goes and frankly, it ain't nothing to brag about. That said, it's miles better than being a Stirpe I suppose.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

I asked about the role of the bylaw officers and parks supervisors, and whether they have the ability to shut the event down in progress.

If the onus is on mayor to follow the policies, then why does the senior staff need to inform him of that? Does senior staff (much less any staff in general) do so for every applicant?

AoD