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I disagree. I want a Mayor willing to work with everyone to make the city work. ....
Pragmatism and conciliation are what I value in a politician.
Then look to Councillor Wong-Tam. She may be thought of as part of the left bloc, but she's been a businessperson and a real estate agent. She seems to be attempting to work with all the players in her riding, even as her efforts are repeatedly subverted by the Executive and Public Works. Unlike many on the left who often propose changes only in an effort to muck up the works or score political points, she often proposes amendments that seek a tolerable middle ground, a respectable compromise (yet still they never pass). She seems like someone who could work positively with a responsible conservative administration that was searching for efficiencies and a different financial approach. But she stays strong in opposing this dysfunctional mayor and his bitter combative executive. Look at today's news: the Ford brothers are attempting to railroad the head of Waterfront Toronto because he didn't publicly support their impossible plans. What part of any of that is coherent with Matlow's professed principles? Matlow is a vocal councillor. By continuing to spread the message that balance can be found on every issue before this council, Matlow is being as much enabler as a sleepwalker like Norm Kelly.
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