Has the city lost it's mind...

October 26th...wonder when they will reveal who is running for Elections this time around.

Based on the voting habits of my colleagues, friends and family - I wont be surprised if Olivia wins again.

Then cry again after next year's property tax hike.
When anyone, even a dog, yes a dog, can run, you end up with a splintered vote. 102 last time around. People don't have time to research that many candidates and all too often the incumbent wins because their name sounds familiar.

How about upping the entry fee to $10,000. Right now it's a joke. A few bucks on the line, get three votes and you put it on your resume that you ran for mayor.
 
City of Toronto has their four (and maybe now five) snow melters running full time. At 40-60M BTU each, that's 1600L/hr of diesel times four or five. Take that carbon footprint. Once the snow is melted, they dump the water in the sewer. It seems like it would be cheaper and more environmentally friendly to just dump the snow straight in the lake.

 
Sidewalks vs Bikeways & priorities

City Response Timelines
The City's response is prioritized by road type:
Infrastructure Type When Plowing Starts (Snow Accumulation) Completion Time (After snow stops)
Expressways 2.5 cm 2 hours
Major Roads/Arterials 5 cm 6–8 hours
Collector Roads 8 cm 8 hours
Local/Residential Roads 8 cm 14 hours
Public Sidewalks 2 cm Approximately 12 hours per round (can take up to 72 hours in total)
Bikeways 2 cm Approximately 8 hours per round
 
Ha. Michael Ford is considering running. I don't think he has a chance. Sadly, that would give voters a choice of three losers. When can Canadians have an election where least-worst is not the best we can hope for?
 
Ha. Michael Ford is considering running. I don't think he has a chance. Sadly, that would give voters a choice of three losers. When can Canadians have an election where least-worst is not the best we can hope for?
For real?
John Tory isn't running any more, who is the third joker Chow, Ford, ?
 
For real?
John Tory isn't running any more, who is the third joker Chow, Ford, ?
Brad Bradford. Chow hasn't confirmed she is running but her lowest property tax increase in her term pretty much cements that she plans to.

 
Brad Bradford. Chow hasn't confirmed she is running but her lowest property tax increase in her term pretty much cements that she plans to.

Imagine the damage 2 Fords would do to Toronto. Dougie done enough already with the new science centre, and now planning on a convention centre. While the rest of Ont, and healthcare gets the shaft.
 
I don't want to start a new thread so putting it in here.

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This is so dumb, and the best we can do for Canada's largest city.
Can someone spin up a Ai model for Toronto mayor, I'm sure it would be a lot better..... ya ya skynet and all that... still better!
 
This is so dumb, and the best we can do for Canada's largest city.
Can someone spin up a Ai model for Toronto mayor, I'm sure it would be a lot better..... ya ya skynet and all that... still better!
When Chow is trying to copy Mamdani as a model for success you can't help but laugh. I'm surprised neither has paid JT to deliver his "budget will balance itself" speech to give them the socialism they so desperately desire.
 
This is so dumb, and the best we can do for Canada's largest city.
Can someone spin up a Ai model for Toronto mayor, I'm sure it would be a lot better..... ya ya skynet and all that... still better!

Like the current mayor isn't killing off the population as it is. Another few billion to TPS for more cops, as a lot of the current members are busy doing gig work for gangsters and tow truck barons.
 
Like the current mayor isn't killing off the population as it is. Another few billion to TPS for more cops, as a lot of the current members are busy doing gig work for gangsters and tow truck barons.
I'm not sure if chow had anything to do with that budget since previously she was always against it.
Anyhow the TPS funding should be reduced based on the current corruption situation, and only once it's dealt with re-instated.
It's be nice if we could clean house, the mayor and the council all at once, and start again.
 
I'm not sure if chow had anything to do with that budget since previously she was always against it.
Anyhow the TPS funding should be reduced based on the current corruption situation, and only once it's dealt with re-instated.
It's be nice if we could clean house, the mayor and the council all at once, and start again.
Cleaning house of mayor and council is not that hard. You have a chance in October. Cleaning out corruption from within TPS is almost impossible. Police are the largest gang in the country.
 
Bradford wants to spend billions on platform-edge doors and police in every station. He says the only question is what urgency to spend the money. So you can elect an asian woman that spends without limits, a white guy that spends without limits or maybe a white guy that grifts for a living.

@sburns, you should run. I've met you maybe twice, have no idea what you do for work and still have incredible faith that you would be better for toronto than the other options.

 
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Bradford wants to spend billions on platform-edge doors and police in every station. He says the only question is what urgency to spend the money. So you can elect an asian that spends without limits, a white guy that spends without limits or maybe a white guy that grifts for a living. @sburns, you should run. I've met you maybe twice, have no idea what you do for work and still have incredible faith that you would be better for toronto than the other options.

Geez can no one have any sense in Toronto...

Thanks for the vote of confidence, I could go from doing something to doing noting, interesting idea! :LOL:

I thought @mimico_polak wanted to take a run at this, maybe we should team up, and then hire you to write policy (lucrative consultant contract), I think we could do a lot of good work, or get drunk off the gray train and be like the rest and fall in line, could be a real test.
 
Not Toronto specific but I'm sure the same will apply there too. There is a simple solution (all bins on right side of street) but I'm sure there will be a pile of Karens that lose their crap about other peoples garbage bins on land the Karens dont even own.

 
Geez can no one have any sense in Toronto...

Thanks for the vote of confidence, I could go from doing something to doing noting, interesting idea! :LOL:

I thought @mimico_polak wanted to take a run at this, maybe we should team up, and then hire you to write policy (lucrative consultant contract), I think we could do a lot of good work, or get drunk off the gray train and be like the rest and fall in line, could be a real test.
I will remove all bike lanes and replace them with motorcycle lanes.

I’d love to take a run at it….but you gotta be baller to run for any type of decent office in this country.
 
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