Sounds like a good idea. Toronto could do with some experience and honesty being brought to bear and I have always found GM to have both.

Qualities of a mayoralty candidate? I'd say younger makes her less qualified. is she harder-edged? I'd say not in the slightest. as far as I have seen she is very thin-skinned and prone to being disoriented in a political fire-fight. many of which she will undoubtedly encounter should...

Did anybody see the National Post article on Karen Stintz this Saturday?

I believe these kind of reports are just adding to the 'dumbing-down' of Toronto. I haven't read it yet but it seems to have gone politically-light on the quality of governance provided by Council members.

I think the City should recruit somebody who is not a "planner" as TT's replacement. OK, you need to know something about "planning" but the City Planning Department has been a political arena for some time now.

citizens rising up? would citizens rising up have any effect on our city councillors?