Your Responses To The Mayoral Debate
Posted October 22, 2006 12:00 pm.
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You heard what they had to say. Now tell them what you want them to hear.
Did Sunday’s Mayoral debate on Citytv and CP24 help you make up your mind about who to vote for on November 13 th?
And who do you think won? Here are just a few of your responses to the political policy palaver.
You will notice that David Miller did not bring up the issue of transit. That is because he has no solutions to that problem. He talks of motherhood and apple pie, but the reality is that the baby was thrown out with the dishwater and the apple pie is worm infested. The city is not safer, not cleaner and not better run than three years ago.
Joel L. Rubinovich
Let’s face it – the bottom line is our property taxes are far too high. Will any of the candidates consider a long-term plan to actually REDUCE our property taxes, considering spending has increased at city hall by over 1 billion dollars over the last 3 years?
Will Anderson
Is it possible for 3 so called professional public figures to respond respectfully and in turn without a screaming match ensuing? It is disgraceful.
And furthermore it might actually be nice to have a candidate actually respond and not evade the questions!
Mandy Bergman
He runs everything like a union, meets with other mayors and does things jointly with his fellow NDP group.
It seems to me that Jane Pitfield is bent on comparing every issue to the way it is done in (area code) 905. This is 416, the issues cannot be the same nor can the solutions. Processes that work for 905 communities will not be the same for Toronto. As for Mr. LeDrew, he is obnoxious, abrasive and just likes to hear himself talk.
Lisa Mitchell
I am disappointed with the audience that was chosen at Citytv as their overall opinion (by the clapping at the end) clearly made Jane Pitfield the winner of this debate, when in reality enough credit for Mayor David Miller’s preformance wasn’t given. I believe on election day David Miller will win.
Patricia Duck
Why is Mayor Miller so oppsed to Porter Airlines, when Air Ontario used to fly out of the island?
Andrew Nowack
Over 40% of Torontonians were born outside of Canada and nearly half are visible minorities. None of the major candidates are visible minorities though, so how will each candidate address the issues important to Toronto’s minority population, among others, housing, employment and education?
Jeff Roulston
It is no secret that churches, mosques, and other non-profit faith-based organizations are instrumental as community cornerstones in the enhancement of positive youth-initiatives in the city. In the current environment of youth violence, precipitated largely not only by the influx of firearms, but the reduction of programs in the city particularly for marginalized urban youth, what can the candidates offer regarding support for these organizations as part of a strategy to stem this tide?
Mark Taylor
