Video: Right-of-centre split may hinder Rob Ford’s mayoral hopes
Other mayoral candidates are fiscally conservative like Ford, but don’t necessary have “unsavoury skeletons in the closet,” says Emma Teitel of Toronto’s upcoming municipal election. The post Video:...
View ArticleVideo highlights: Rob Ford holds his own during first debate
TORONTO – Toronto’s scandal-plagued mayor held his own against several concerted attacks during Wednesday’s first televised mayoral debate as he seeks to stay in office come October. Rob Ford, who...
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Who won Round 1? Charlie Gillis and Emma Teitel discuss
(CP photo) Maclean’s correspondents Emma Teitel and Charlie Gillis discuss the first debate in the Toronto mayoral race: In the video below, Gillis discusses the debate with John Stall of 680News while...
View ArticleA live sketch of the Toronto mayoral debate
Toronto artist and Maclean’s contributor Sarah Lazarovic recaps the debate: Related coverage: Who won Round 1? Charlie Gillis and Emma Teitel discuss. The post A live sketch of the Toronto mayoral...
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Rob Ford: In a just world, bobbleheads will roll
Chris Young/CP Earlier this month, in the spirit of Passover—the Jewish holiday that commemorates the events that would lead to God’s epic reveal of the Ten Commandments—Toronto mayoral candidate John...
View ArticleVideo: Can Rob Ford still get re-elected?
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will make his return to city hall this afternoon, after seven weeks in an addictions treatment facility near Bracebridge, Ont. Maclean’s writer Adrian Lee spoke to Breakfast...
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Five takeaways from Toronto’s mayoral debate
Mayor Rob Ford, left, debates with fellow mayoral candidates John Tory, centre, and David Soknacki during a mayoral debate in Toronto on Tuesday, July 15, 2014. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press)...
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Toronto mayoral race: Battle of the subways
(J.P. Moczulski/Reuters) To the disappointment of journalists and late-night talk-show hosts everywhere, the Toronto mayoral election seems to have very little to do with crack videos and much to do...
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Where will Rob Ford’s votes go?
Mark Blinch/Reuters Update: An ailing Rob Ford dropped out of the race Friday. Doug Ford has entered the race for mayor. The possibility that Rob Ford is too ill to campaign raises a question every bit...
View ArticleVideo: The latest on the race for mayor in Toronto
Updates from the Toronto campaign courtesy the CityNews team. 1. The latest on Rob Ford’s health and Doug Ford’s campaign: 2. Olivia Chow and John Tory play attack and defence: The post Video: The...
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The world’s worst debate in one word? ‘Shumbling.’
Doug Ford and his wife, Karla, in Toronto on Tuesday evening. (CP photo) Instead of denying everything, the Ford supporter who heckled mayoral candidate Olivia Chow to “go back to China” was quite...
View ArticleVideo: The latest polls and news on the Toronto election
A new poll puts John Tory well ahead in the mayor’s race: The post Video: The latest polls and news on the Toronto election appeared first on Macleans.ca.
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Poll has Doug Ford in hunt for Toronto mayoralty
Chris Young/CP Polls are for dogs, the bored sophisticates will tell you. But trust me: even the smartypants snapped their heads around this morning at a survey suggesting Doug Ford has drawn within a...
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Toronto election: The vote without a moral core
Mark Blinch/Reuters So, Toronto: election day! How are we all feeling? Satisfied with the campaign? At peace with the future? No, I didn’t think so. It doesn’t really seem like we’ve just finished an...
View ArticleOntario heads to the polls in municipal elections
TORONTO – It’s municipal voting day in Ontario. Canada’s largest city will be in the spotlight as residents decide whether to extend the Ford family’s reign by sending Rob Ford’s older brother to the...
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Video: John Tory on a ‘new era’ at Toronto city hall
Photograph by Cole Garside TORONTO – A former CFL chairman and business executive who ventured into politics only to fall flat in both municipal and provincial elections has finally earned a measure of...
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How John Tory remade himself into a winner—and a mayor
Photograph by Cole Garside The resurrection began last December, when a throng of well-wishers crammed into a pub near the University of Toronto in hopes of convincing John Tory—much-respected, oft...
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Rob Ford era ends in Toronto as John Tory takes over leadership
TORONTO – The tumultuous era of scandal-plagued Rob Ford came to an end Monday as his successor officially took over as mayor of Toronto. The first major business of the day for John Tory was a...
View ArticleToronto’s new mayor moves motion thanking Rob Ford for his service
TORONTO – Toronto’s new mayor opened his first council meeting by thanking his ailing predecessor Rob Ford for his continued public service and wishing him a speedy recovery from cancer and return to...
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Toronto mayor John Tory won’t rule out possible future Olympic bid
John Tory. (CP) TORONTO – The mayor of Toronto says the city now has sports facilities to host international competitions that could previously only be held in Vancouver, leaving the door open for a...
View ArticleTime may be right for Toronto bid on 2024 Olympics, observers say
TORONTO – The man who helped Vancouver land the 2010 Winter Games has some advice for Toronto if it wants to be Canada’s next Olympic host city — strike while the iron is hot. With “euphoria” for the...
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U.S. blogger’s rape comments have ‘no place’ in Toronto: Mayor
TORONTO – Toronto’s mayor is calling for the cancellation of a show by an American blogger who says rape should be legalized on private property. John Tory said the statements made by Daryush...
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Impractical for Toronto to try to shut down Uber: Mayor
Adam Berry/Getty Images Toronto Mayor John Tory says it would be impractical for the city to try to shut down Uber, which is preparing to launch another ride-sharing service called uberHOP on Tuesday....
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Montreal and Toronto mayors sign partnership agreement
Photograph by Roger Lemoyne MONTREAL – The mayors of Montreal and Toronto signed a formal co-operation and partnership agreement Saturday that they say will allow the two cities to work together to...
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Blue Jays fans, Toronto mayor angry at drink-tossing fan
(Darren Calabrese/CP) TORONTO – Baseball fans, Toronto residents and the city’s mayor are expressing their disgust after someone hurled a beer can at a Baltimore outfielder during Tuesday’s dramatic...
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Toronto scrambles to prevent pedestrian deaths
A couple is seen traversing the Yonge and Dundas intersection during a snow storm in Toronto in a March 1, 2016, file photo. (Christopher Katsarov/CP) TORONTO – As the number of pedestrian deaths...
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How Nick Kouvalis turns candidates into winners
The Toronto municipal election of 2010 is best remembered for the improbable victory of Rob Ford. A conservative populist known for his rambling speeches, wide smile and impressive girth, Ford took...
View ArticleHow to win like Nick Kouvalis in seven easy steps
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View ArticleQueen’s Park thwarts Toronto’s highway toll plan
TORONTO – Premier Kathleen Wynne is set to deny the Toronto mayor’s request for the ability to impose tolls on two major commuter highways, The Canadian Press has learned. An official with knowledge of...
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Film, TV, digital productions contributed $2B to Toronto’s economy in 2016
An assistant director stands by as a stunt car drives down Yonge Street, during the shooting of the movie “Suicide Squad,” in Toronto on May 26, 2015. (Chris Young/CP) TORONTO – Film, television and...
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Toronto Mayor John Tory lays out priorities for housing meeting
Chris Young/CP TORONTO – Mayor John Tory says he plans to discuss Toronto’s lagging rental supply, a vacant property tax and the lack of real estate data when he meets Tuesday with the federal and...
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Toronto to open interim supervised injection sites
A naloxone anti-overdose kit is shown in Vancouver, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward TORONTO – Officials in Toronto are trying to partially open three safe injection sites...
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Politicians need to learn how to show, not tell
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers an apology on behalf of the Government of Canada to former students of the Newfoundland and Labrador Residential Schools in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L. on...
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Google’s Sidewalk Labs project in Toronto is already creating jobs—in New York
(Sidewalk Labs) Quayside, the lakeside neighbourhood in Toronto being spearheaded by Google parent Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs company, has been touted as a test bed for new urban technologies and models,...
View ArticleMayor John Tory slams Ford on plan to slash number of Toronto council seats
Toronto Mayor John Tory has slammed a proposed plan from the Ontario government to slash the number of city councillors dramatically, saying he wants to hold a referendum on the issue. The Toronto Star...
View ArticleToronto Mayor John Tory talks to Paul Wells
The huge bay window of John Tory’s office looks out over one of Canada’s great public spaces, Nathan Phillips Square in downtown Toronto. The view is one of the few perks of a job that’s suddenly beset...
View ArticleWill Doug Ford finally get the better of Toronto city council?
Here’s what Toronto city council is facing, if you spent the day listening to city council: They’re dealing with a “tin pot dictator,” according to city councillor Josh Matlow, referring to Ontario...
View ArticleIt would be irresponsible if Ontario didn’t postpone Toronto’s municipal...
Angela Wright is a writer and political analyst. She previously worked as a political staffer at Queen’s Park and served as President of an Ontario PC riding association. She holds a master’s in...
View ArticleIt’s time for John Tory to show Toronto what kind of leader he actually wants...
Long before his stint as head of the cell phone division at Rogers (which is the parent company of Maclean’s) and then his exploding-cigar years as the leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives,...
View ArticlePiping hot from the think-tank microwaves, here come Alberta election ideas
Every day during Alberta’s election campaign, Maclean’s correspondent Jason Markusoff will analyze trends, promises, bozo eruptions and any other notable news from the hustings. Sign up for the...
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