The “strong mayor” powers that may be coming will likely marginalize council’s voice even more, so ensuring there is a robust opposition there is even more important. Opinion by shawnmicallef
also revealed that Tory’s leading competitor, Gil Penalosa, is supported by 20 per cent of those surveyed, with the mayor coming in at 56 per cent. That’s a remarkable number for Penalosa considering how late he entered the race, with little money, low name recognition and no real political machine behind him.The comfortable, wealthy, well-housed and well-entertained in this city — the mayor’s base of support — likely don’t feel it either, but an increasing number of Torontonians do.
There’s a history here and reason to be cautious they won’t become loyal members of “Team Tory.” In 2018, the mayor threw his support behind newcomers Jennifer McKelvie in Ward 25 Scarborough—Rouge Park and Brad Bradford in Ward 19 Beaches—East York. Another of my colleagues, Matt Elliott, tallied up last term’s council votes on a “final scorecard” in his very useful. McKelvie and Bradford were among the most loyal on “Team Tory,” voting with the mayor 95.27 per cent and 89.
Eight years in, does the candidate agree with that direction and if not, where and how would they diverge? Why is any candidate running for office if the status quo, which the mayor is particularly fond of, is good enough? Running for mayor or council is running to, presumably, improve on Tory’s Toronto.
Endorsements have baggage on the progressive end of council too. I’ve argued in this column that the progressive wing in Toronto politics has been ineffectualand on expanding their reach beyond their shrinking number of seats. The voters are not buying what’s offered.
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