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Greg Banks said:
We'll probably see one Monday or Tuesday if only to gauge the reaction of Stintz's move.
(The scary thing is if we don't see a Forum Poll shortly it could mean R Ford is strengthening, remember Forum is polling exclusively for the Star right now and anything showing Ford on an uptick doesn't meet with smiling eyes and would probably be buried)
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I can see all three tied going into Labour Day weekend. Unless Tory is still ahead.
 
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Greg Banks said:
Isn't the spending limit this year 1.75M....
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Spending Limit
The spending limit for your campaign is calculated based on the number of electors who are eligible to vote for the office that you are running for. The formula to calculate the limit is:
for head of council: $7,500 plus $0.85 per eligible elector
for council member or trustee: $5,000 plus $0.85 per eligible elector
When you file your nomination the clerk will give you an estimate of your campaign spending limit. This estimate will be based on the number of electors in the last election.
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www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=10336
 
This says that the spending limit is only know after the candidates have spent their money. Something must be wrong with this wording.
 
Riverdale Rink Rat said:
I patiently explain each time
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That is exactly how I feel. There was a giant pent up anger about the transfer at Kennedy and the 3 or 4 year SRT shutdown. It’s hard to believe, but Ford was the only one smart enough to realize it. (I do not believe that Ford was smart enough to manufacture this anger). In the subsequent years, Council, the Provincial Liberals (and PCs) and now the top 2 Mayoralty candidates all realize that the transfer must be eliminated.

The Ford-McGuinty plan was generally well accepted, except that is was too expensive – showing that the transfer was a bigger issue than the SRT shutdown. The B-D subway extension was then proposed to (mainly) eliminate the transfer and also eliminate the SRT shutdown. Even the Liberal subway route was not summarily discounted, showing again that the SRT shutdown was not the major issue.

Stintz would not have gained her flip-flop reputation if she had proposed the B-D subway extension as an alternative to the Ford-McGuinty plan. Instead, mere months after reverting to the Transit City LRT route, she proposed the B-D subway extension – then LRT and then subway again.

It seems obvious that the Transit City LRT plan for the SRT is dead and will never be supported by the public. (It still may happen by stealth if someone is willing to take the political hit). Thus the alternative is a continuous connection of Scarborough to Yonge.

Would Stintz have been more popular if she went directly to the B-D subway extension – I do not think anyone can argue that the answer is yes.

In early 2012 when the City was crying out for a compromise between the Ford-McGuinty plan and the Transit City LRT plan, would the elevated option have gained traction? It is difficult to say. What can be said for sure (hindsight for some, foreseen for others) is that reverting to LRT was a poor decision that resulted in delays and cost over-runs because it was known to be unacceptable. It can also be said that the resulting solution to connecting Scarborough to Yonge is much more expensive than the elevated option would have been. It is also known that the TC SRT/LRT plan has immense opposition and the B-D subway extension also has some opposition. The elevated plan has no opposition since it was not presented. Compared to two plans that have proven to have major deficiencies, I would guess that the compromise of elevation may have been the best solution in the end. It may have also been viewed just as poorly, but I would rather vote for a maybe than a proven failed and a proven troubled plan.
 
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Upcoming AMA - David Soknacki - Wednesday August 27th at 12pm

Mayoral Candidate David Soknacki will be holding an AMA in /r/toronto on Wednesday, August 27th (this Wednesday) starting at about noon.

He will be answering questions on the election, his policies, and specifically his recent announcements, such as:

Reigning in the police and emergency services budget
his housing platform
his transit platform

The official AMA thread will be created early on Wednesday morning so we can load it up with questions prior to his arrival. This post simply serves as an announcement / reminder. Feel free to jot down any questions you may have here and hopefully someone will copy/paste them over to the official thread when it arrives.

Mod Note: The organization of this AMA is part of an outreach that we made to a number of mayoral candidates, as of right now, only two have responded to set up an AMA, David Soknacki and Morgan Baskin (Sept 24). We are still happy to accept requests from any mayoral campaign to assist in formally scheduling and promoting an AMA.
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http://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/2eji8j/upcoming_ama_david_soknacki_wednesday_august_27th/
 
Greenwood Community Association hosts mayoral forum
Rob Ford, Olivia Chow and John Tory slated to attend

The Greenwood Community Association will host a mayoral forum for candidates Olivia Chow, John Tory and Mayor Rob Ford to discuss issues affecting Toronto on Tuesday, Sept. 2, from 7 to 9 p.m.

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The forum takes place at the Kimbourne Park United Church at 200 Woverleigh Blvd. near the intersection of Coxwell and Danforth avenues.
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http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/4798906-greenwood-community-association-hosts-mayoral-forum/
 
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