[Bob Burnhamthorpe]

Amalgamation I hate you so much.

Not me!

 

[pman]

Not me!

Sure, with amalgamation the core generates a disproportionate share of the tax dollars while being dictated to by a bunch of moronic suburban councillors whose vision of city building begins and ends with the automobile. What's not to like if you live in North York or Etobicoke? But what's to like for any of us who live in the old City? Yeah, I know, Metro used to be a thing but that doesn't mean it's the only alternative to this amalgamated monstrosity.

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

It would be nice if Toronto would elect city councilors that did not openly hate and detest Toronto so much.

 

[Palma]

Matt Elliott‏Verified account@GraphicMatt
Coun. Karygiannis asks chief planner if they did “elaborate outreach” to people of Scarborough for their thoughts on the King Street plan.

what a complete moron. I guess if he keeps mentioning Scarborough he can use that in his re-election campaign

 

[ADRM]

JFC.

 

[W. K. Lis]

Instead of looking after the public good, these Councillors are looking for their own.

From The Star, at this link:

New Toronto ward boundaries that would achieve voter parity being challenged by councillors at the OMB

Whether new ward boundaries will be in place for the 2018 municipal election will hinge on OMB hearing dates.

Two city councillors are challenging a redrawing of ward boundaries in a move that could put at risk Toronto council’s desire to have new wards in place for the 2018 municipal election.

Both Councillor Justin Di Ciano (Ward 5, Etobicoke Lakeshore) and Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti (Ward 7, York West) have officially appealed a bylaw, that would redraw ward boundaries and bring the number of wards to 47 from 44, at the Ontario Municipal Board, the Star has learned...

 

[Juan_Lennon416]

what a complete moron. I guess if he keeps mentioning Scarborough he can use that in his re-election campaign

If it works to get him re-elected, then it is a win

 

[picard102]

Instead of looking after the public good, these Councillors are looking for their own.

While I'm not on board with their argument, I'm not onboard with adding more people to council either.
The majority of options presented were to decrease or maintain the number of wards.

 

[King of Kensington]

Ben Spurr‏Verified account@BenSpurr
Cllr Ford predicts with traffic reduced to one lane on King, if streetcar breaks down, whole street will be blocked.

Still the best of the Fords by a mile!

 

[salsa]

Forgot to post this on Tuesday.

 

[ADRM]

Forgot to post this on Tuesday.


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Not that it means much, but the petty part of me is happy to report that this tweet garnered zero likes, zero retweets, and 24 scathing replies.

 

[DSC]

More from Ed Keenan in the Star:

Councillors efforts to derail ward realignments undermines democracy in Toronto: Keenan
Councillors Justin Di Ciano and Giorgio Mammoliti are fighting against voter equity for thousands of Torontonians.

See: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/20...s-undermines-democracy-in-toronto-keenan.html

Of the Gruesome Twosome, Mammo did actually vote against the Review, Justin was not there!

 

[W. K. Lis]

Mammoliti and Ciano like the current gerrymandering wards as is, because it benefits their clique.

 

[christiesplits]

I always got a shady vibe from Di Ciano. He put in $20,000 of his own money into his election campaign and has close ties to the development industry. He and Grimes are joined at the hip (they are council seat mates and their wards border each other) and Grimes has a history of suspect dealings.

Di Ciano paints himself as a progressive and I believe he's a Liberal Party member - he helped found the Jean Augustine Centre for Women and is apparently a LGBT rights advocate, but his council antics are pure suburban centre-right.

 

[ADRM]

Mammo being Mammo this morning: