Summer round-up
Back in the city and getting into my city groove after spending some weeks in the dead quiet of the Kalahari, contemplating the African sky, the role of the dung beetle, the strange habits of the aardvark. Ah, back to the hustle and bustle of Toronto and the excitement of the race for leader of our fair city.
Now, it’s true that I didn’t have a lot of internet access deep in the Kalahari (well, maybe I wasn’t trying very hard), so here I find myself wading through weeks of news trying to make sense of things.
I was looking forward to the building excitement, the new ideas, the race of champions…
Here’s my understanding of what I missed, for those of you who are also emerging from the haze of summer whether spent in the city or somewhere else:
- Renowned election-spoiler (ahem) John Tory said he would consider running again, given his disappointment in the current line-up.
- Rob Ford said something offensive. Some people thought that made him a better candidate for the job.
- John Tory changed his mind.
- Rob Ford made serious allegations of corruption, with nothing to back it up. Some people thought that made him a better candidate for the job.
- George Smitherman was furious.
- Joe Pantalone talked about the Arts.
- John Tory thought maybe he’d run again.
- Rob Ford said something offensive and/or “deliberately misleading”. Again. Even more people thought that made him a better candidate for the job.
- George released a chicken.
- Joe talked about seniors.
- Sarah talked about taxis.
- Joe talked about food.
- No one cared what Rocco said.
- John Tory changed his mind.
- Rob …well, here we go again.
But seriously, folks... There’s clearly a vein of popular anger that Rob Ford is carefully cultivating.
With Labour Day creeping up and more focus on the upcoming municipal election, I guess we can only hope that voters will start considering the actual choices facing Toronto and the proactive proposals the mayoral candidates are willing to support.
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