Yesterday, Glen Murray, the ex-mayor of Winnipeg and a defeated federal Liberal candidate in Manitoba became an elected representative in Toronto_ for the Liberal Party of Ontario. Some thought he would have made an excellent candidate for city mayor (see older posts) . Now it appears McQuinty will find a spot for Glen in his cabinet according to news rumours.
Glen has been an active resident in Toronto for about 6 years and some thought he might run for city mayor with his strong urban background and urban insights (head of urban study institute in Toronto).
When Smitherman decided to run, obviously things changed. And we might wonder if Murray taking over Smitherman's seats (as MPP and a Cabinet role) was a political tactic or just political serendipity.
The media has not yet looked at this angle.
The best candidate to run, decided to put family first and not run, John Tory.. personally as it stands today, we should wait to see who decides to run.. after what happened last week with Adam Giambronne, in one week out the next because of his sex scandal.
ReplyDeleteIts too early to say, the candidates have not even debated the issues yet.
We have plenty of time to decide whom we want as our next Mayor,we can't afford the same mistake like having David Miller as Mayor.. he will go down as one of the worst...
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