By DON PEAT, Toronto Sun Published On December 3, 2010 An outspoken school board trustee for seven years, rookie councillor Josh Matlow has no plans to quiet down anytime soon. He won the race in his ward — St. Paul’s (Ward 22) — handily in October’s municipal election, beating out incumbent Michael Walker’s executive assistant, [...]
By DON PEAT and JONATHAN JENKINS, Toronto Sun Published On December 3, 2010 Mayor Rob Ford has put the brakes on Transit City but he’s adamant that his subway push relies on the feds and the province funding it. “If we can’t get federal or provincial money to pay for it, like I said, then [...]
JACKSON PROSKOW for Global TV News 3 Dec 2010 An ambitious first week agenda at City Hall will include cutting councillor expense accounts, eliminating the vehicle registration tax and making the TTC an essential service. Jackson Proskow reports. To view the video link, please click here
By BRETT POPPLEWELL, Toronto Star Published On Fri Dec 10 2010 He is the calculated brain behind the gravy train. A big man with a small stomach. A bare-knuckle political boxer with a dash of charm and a gruff demeanor and one of only a few people able to keep Toronto’s self-proclaimed “rebel” mayor in [...]
By Alicia Kay Markson with files from Naomi Parness for CTV News Toronto 7 Dec 2010 Toronto Mayor Rob Ford signed his declaration of office to kick off the first meeting of the city’s new council Tuesday afternoon, but was upstaged by hockey personality Don Cherry. Ford, dressed conservatively in a black suit and striped [...]
By VANESSA BROWN, The Toronto Observer Published 25 November 2010 Mayor-elect Rob Ford has less than a week to decide what kind of mayor he’s going to be. Ford will be sworn in as Toronto’s 64th mayor Dec. 1. Since his election win last month, Ford and his transition team — led by retiring councillor [...]
By CYNTHIA VUKETS, Toronto Star Published On Tue Nov 23 2010 Josh Matlow may be new to city council, but he’s no stranger to politics. He ran against former premier Ernie Eves in the Dufferin-Peel-Wellington-Grey by-election in 2002, at the age of 26. He was a school board trustee for seven years. He has no [...]
CBC News Online 9 November 2010 Newly elected councillors took to Toronto City Hall Tuesday for an orientation session that many likened to the first day of school. […]
By JONATHAN JENKINS, Toronto Sun Published On Tuesday November 9, 2010 At least they know where the washrooms are now. A parade of earnest new council faces, fresh from an orientation session complete with protocol binders and a tour of the building, held court at City Hall Tuesday and vowed to work together. But despite [...]
By DAVID NICKLE, InsideToronto Published on Tuesday November 9, 2010 It was the “first day of school” Tuesday for some of the 14 newly-elected city councillors getting ready to take office in December. Toronto City Hall opened its doors to the new councillors, who will soon join 30 incumbent councillors and Mayor Rob Ford in [...]
