Cell service from ALL carriers finally happening on the #Toronto subway system. #OliviaChow gets it done in two months, something ex-mayor John Tory couldn't get done in nine years.

Toronto City Council debates financial future as Olivia Chow presses for refugee shelter help

> Chow says the refugee shelter crisis is only getting more urgent because the city doesn’t have the financial tools to support claimants, with the city’s combined operating and capital budget pressures expected to balloon to $46.5 billion over the next decade.
https://archive.ph/2023.09.06-180038/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-toronto-city-council-debates-financial-future-as-olivia-chow-presses/ #Toronto #OliviaChow #ToPoli #OnPoli #Canada

The one positive thing about the earlier than expected RT closure in Scarborough (due to the recent derailment) is that it has solidified the support for the dedicated busway option.

"The sooner we can have transit priority and a dedicated busway in place, the better it will be," said Mayor Chow.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/scarborough-rt-shutdown-1.6946294

https://ttc-cdn.azureedge.net/-/media/Project/TTC/DevProto/Documents/April-16/About_the_TTC/PDF/About_the_TTC/L3BR-2023---Councillor-Thompson---Community-Townhall-EC.pdf

#TTC #Scarborough #busway #RT #Toronto #SRT #OliviaChow

Beaverton: Doug Ford clarifies Strong Mayors are the ones that can lift him https://www.thebeaverton.com/2023/07/doug-ford-clarifies-strong-mayors-are-the-ones-that-can-lift-him/ #satire #canada #commentary #OliviaChow #DougFord #Ontario #Toronto #mayor

Beaverton: Man who hates Toronto worried Olivia Chow will ruin it https://www.thebeaverton.com/2023/07/man-who-hates-toronto-worried-olivia-chow-will-ruin-it/ #satire #canada #commentary #OliviaChow #localman #Toronto #Leafs

Now officially Toronto's Mayor, Olivia Chow discusses housing for refugees, violence, Ontario Place and more. Radio broadcast on CBC's Metro Morning, July 13 (16:54).

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2244725315911

#Toronto #OliviaChow #TOpoli #CBC

"Let's build a Toronto that is more safe, affordable, and caring, where everyone belongs. Together we can, and today we start."
~Olivia Chow

Congratulations, #Toronto on electing such a progressive and dynamic leader.

Today, I celebrate #OliviaChow taking office as the Mayor of Toronto!

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/olivia-chow-declaration-office-toronto-mayor-1.6904283
#OnPoli #ONPolitics

Lorraine Segato performed the 1983 Parachute Club classic, “Rise Up” in Toronto City Hall chambers today, on the occasion of Olivia Chow’s swearing in as our new mayor. A cavalcade of bicyclists rode the downtown streets this morning, accompanying Olivia to City Hall. 🎵🎶🎉

https://youtu.be/qNwuB76pBcc

A sea change from 13 years ago when Don Cherry opined at Crazytown mayor Rob Ford's swearing-in about “pinkos out there that ride bicycles and everything."

#Toronto #OliviaChow #Mayor #RiseUp

If pro China groups did in fact help #OliviaChow the last thing they would be doing is advertising it.

Conservatives blaming #OliviaChow for all of Toronto's ills before she even assumes office are self owning themselves but are too brain-dead to even realise it

@gemelliz I observed a couple of things over the weekend that leads me to believe that Mayor-elect #OliviaChow might have a few of her own tricks up her sleeve. I'm hoping anyway.

#Toronto - Mayor-elect #OliviaChow slammed the federal government Wednesday for not taking responsibility for housing refugees it brings into the country, but said she’s “hopeful” she’ll be able to work with them to improve the situation.

“The federal government is not paying a cent right now for refugees’ [..]

https://www.cp24.com/news/not-paying-a-cent-chow-takes-aim-at-feds-on-housing-for-refugees-as-newcomers-flood-toronto-shelters-1.6468477 #canpoli #cdnpoli #TOpoli #Canada

Hey #Toronto peeps! Did you enjoy giving #DougFord a thrashing this past week in electing #OliviaChow as mayor?

Here's another opportunity. There's a provincial by-election in the riding of #ScarboroughGuildwood

https://thadsha.ontariondp.ca/

As I thought, in the #Toronto mayor's by-election #OliviaChow won over 60,000 votes to Ana Bailao's just over 19,000 votes in the advanced polls.

On E-day, Bailao won about 216,000 votes to Chow's just under 209,000 votes.

The John Tory endorsement, and the massive robocalling didn't matter. A big chunk of Chow's votes were already in the ballot box.

For those at the Chow victory party, the advanced poll results were counted after the E-day poll results.

#topoli #voteto

Toronto, Canada's largest city, elects woman of color as mayor for the first time..#Toronto..#mayor..#OliviaChow https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/toronto-canada-s-largest-city-elects-woman-of-color-as-mayor-for-the-first-time/ar-AA1d5Gqn?cvid=69fd5704bbef40a4d17da8be13957e28&ocid=winp2fptaskbar&ei=7

#Debian #gnulinux running on 13 year old Dell desktop computers largely powered the internet phone banking operation in #OliviaChow's Scarborough campaign office in the #Toronto mayoral election. This is these old e-waste candidate computer's second election victory! #topoli

@chris #Toronto #CanPoli #cdnpoli #onpoli #OliviaChow #DougFord #JustinTrudeau #NDP understand the optimism but not sure I completely buy that. About the same number of voters opted for continuing with a candidate with quite similar views as the previous mayor. It will be interesting to see who ms Chow chooses as deputy mayor.

Olivia Chow will be a good Mayor for the Centre of the Universe [of Canada] and furthermore, I am sure somewhere Jack Layton is smiling . 🧡 My biggest hope is that this win foreshadows a shift to more socially progressive policy not just for Toronto but also Ontario and the country too. #Toronto #CanPoli #cdnpoli #onpoli #OliviaChow #DougFord #JustinTrudeau #NDP

Beaverton: Mayor-elect Olivia Chow currently riding bike to go do donuts on Doug Ford’s lawn https://www.thebeaverton.com/2023/06/mayor-elect-olivia-chow-currently-riding-bike-to-go-do-donuts-on-doug-fords-lawn/ #satire #canada #commentary #OliviaChow #DougFord #Toronto #mayor

Oops, #DougFord just gave #OliviaChow "strong mayor" powers .. let the chaos begin

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