Posted on 06/27/2023 5:26:06 AM PDT by Kriggerel
A left-wing progressive standard-bearer has won Toronto's mayoral election, triumphing in a historically crowded field of 102 candidates.
Olivia Chow, 66, said she will work to build a city that is "more caring, affordable and safe".
The race had focused largely on affordability and public safety.
It is the second time in eight months Torontonians voted for a mayor following the sudden resignation of incumbent John Tory.
The Hong Kong-born Ms Chow is a well-known veteran of Canadian progressive politics.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Out of 102 candidates. Wow. And the United States gets postal if there are three.
“...she will work to build a city that is “more caring, affordable and safe”.”
She a progressive. She’ll strike out 0 for 3.
"Well that sounds very stylish!"
Olivia Chow, who is running in Toronto's mayoral election, turns out to support LGBTQ rights during the Pride march in Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 25, 2023.
Toronto is truly fkd.
As if the rest of the country isn’t with Truedorp.
The problem is that she’ll next be Prime Minister there, although, thankfully, the country no longer has a military.
“more caring, affordable and safe”
These are not leftist goals. She must have her own definitions for those words - probably socialism.
Toronto becomes Vancouver light, Canada is now Red China II with more ice.
>>And the United States gets postal if there are three.
The Democrats go postal if there’s more than one.
Another Chinese Spy ?
If she wants Toronto to be better she should make it more like Hong Kong.
Check out the details of the campaign and the voting.
Canada’s elections aren’t any more free and fair than ours are.
Related...
https://globalnews.ca/news/9794710/toronto-election-polling-station-hours/
Any of that sound familiar...?
I guess they don’t have ranked-choice voting up there. If they did, I wonder if the outcome would have been different.
She’ll make Toronto into Frisco.
One-hundred-and-two candidates? What did it take to win, one hundred votes?!
Being from Hong Kong one might think she would be a little more freedom-loving even a bit libertarian. Guess not.
Another “refugee” politician who came to Canaduh to take over?
“A left-wing progressive will work to build a city that is “more caring, affordable and safe”.”
I.e., the beatings will continue.
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