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Olivia Chow wins Toronto's mayoral race (www.cbc.ca)
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Olivia Chow 531,402 votes 54.2%

Brad Bradford 403,264 votes 41.1%

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[–] 14 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Good, but still way to close for comfort for a whackjob who wants to spinoff Toronto Water so it can later be privatized. Like the UK hasn't been clear enough on what a disaster that policy was.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/ng-interactive/2026/sep/25/andy-burnham-utilities-public-ownership-nationalisation-thames-water

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    Not sure what happened but the preliminary results show a 13pt difference between Chow and Bradford, which is a clear win when polls were suggesting a neck-and-neck race.

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    • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    It's very refreshing to hear the two political rivals respecting each other.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    Toronto has a tradition of this. Rob Ford respected. Layton famously on council. Chow and now Doug Ford do get along quite well (Ford didnt carry much water for Brad bradford which was handy). The only real bad blood was Ford and Tory iirc.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    what? Are you smoking DECO crack?

    July 9, 2014 (Toronto City Council): As a Toronto city councillor, Doug Ford launched a heated, shouting rant at a council meeting targeting Integrity Commissioner Janet Leiper, Councillor Paul Ainslie, and Speaker Frances Nunziata. He accused the council of hypocrisy and political motivation over recommendations regarding his brother, then-Mayor Rob Ford.

    November 30, 2012 (Toronto City Council): Doug Ford engaged in angry shouting matches and verbal clashes with fellow council members (such as Councillor Adam Vaughan) during a tense and chaotic council session.

    Why do you think he's meddling in City of Toronto politics?

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    • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    Thank God, idk anything about bradbradford but his name screams 'products of sibilings'

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    [–] 0 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

    When she was elected in 2023, Chow became the first racialized person to serve as mayor

    Does racialized just mean non-white?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    Yeah. It's white speak for "those coloured folks" when they want to sound sophisticated and not-racist...

    Another one they use is "people of colour". But never refer to their own as "people without colour".

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    [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago

    This is about Chow winning Toronto's mayor spot, not about drones. Nonetheless, it's awesome to see political rivals treating each other with decency.

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    [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago

    Pretty sure you linked the wrong article. This one is about Chow's win in Toronto.

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    [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago

    https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/sarnia-mayor-great-lakes-drones-9.7396779

    When Sarnia, Ont., Mayor Mike Bradley first spotted an unusual, unmanned vessel in the St. Clair River, he says he thought it looked "like something from Mars."

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