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Patrick Brown is doing similar, sheepishly running for mayor of Brampton again after being ejected from the CPC race.
Right!? But hey, he's totally committed to the people of Brampton even though he's still appealing the decision to boot him out of the CPC race (last I heard). These politicians have such a sense of entitlement.
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Nice that he has a comfortable fallback plan when all else fails! The bills don't stop coming after all.
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Right!? But hey, he's totally committed to the people of Brampton even though he's still appealing the decision to boot him out of the CPC race (last I heard). These politicians have such a sense of entitlement.
Voters are free to deny them the opportunity if they so please. Nice little municipal election with 20-30% turnout never hurt anybody.
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Quebec and BC both have Party systems at the municipal level. How did that come about and has that improved voter turnouts? Any other province with such a system?
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Council member Chris Holt had been the only name with any pull to announce his candidacy for Mayor of Windsor.
Drew Dilkens announced yesterday that he will seek a third term.

Holt has a lot of support and Dilkens has a lot of public dislike so it could be an interesting race.
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Failed provincial Liberal leader Steven Del Duca is running to be mayor of Vaughan.

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Failed provincial Liberal leader Steven Del Duca is running to be mayor of Vaughan.

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Of course. The consolation prize. I hope he loses. I hope Horwath loses and really hope Brown gets voted out. Wow, three GTA municipalities with washed-up provincial politicians running for mayor. Oh, and Ottawa as well, with old man Bob Chiarelli, at 80 years old, who lost the Mayor's chair in 2006 and then lost his Provincial seat in 2018, is also running in the hopes of bringing Ottawa back to the glory days of the early 2000s.
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Of course. The consolation prize. I hope he loses. I hope Horwath loses and really hope Brown gets voted out. Wow, three GTA municipalities with washed-up provincial politicians running for mayor.
Atleast Horwath won her seat as an MP, Del Duca is so unwanted he couldn't even do that
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Atleast Horwath won her seat as an MP, Del Duca is so unwanted he couldn't even do that
To me, that makes it worse. She just won her seat. She was trusted with another 4 year commitment. Really hoping the electors of Hamilton don't reward her for her childish bahaviour.

But yeah, Del Duca lost two elections in a row. Get the message and move on already.
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Of course. The consolation prize. I hope he loses. I hope Horwath loses and really hope Brown gets voted out. Wow, three GTA municipalities with washed-up provincial politicians running for mayor. Oh, and Ottawa as well, with old man Bob Chiarelli, at 80 years old, who lost the Mayor's chair in 2006 and then lost his Provincial seat in 2018, is also running in the hopes of bringing Ottawa back to the glory days of the early 2000s.
Someone reminded me that John Tory is another one; ran for premier, lost, ran for Mayor of Toronto. At least he waited a few years between his failings as PC Leader and running to become Mayor of Toronto.

What's interesting is that Doug Ford has it the other way around. What he really wanted was to become Mayor of Toronto, but instead settled for Premier of Ontario.

Jim Watson, current Mayor of Ottawa, was also a former provincial politician, but he never lost. He was Mayor of Ottawa in the late 90s, left, became MPP 2003-2010, left on his own accord again to run for Mayor of Ottawa... again, a job he absolutely lives for. Some may disagree with his politics, but no one can deny his passion for the city and the job. After 12 years (15 total counting the late 90s) as Mayor of Ottawa, he will not be seeking re-election. Good on him for knowing when it's time to move on. Quite while you're ahead.
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Winnipeg mayoral front runner Glen Murray maybe a recycled politician but will be miles ahead better than current mayor Brian Bowman.
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Winnipeg mayoral front runner Glen Murray maybe a recycled politician but will be miles ahead better than current mayor Brian Bowman.
For sure, sometimes it works out. Watson was miles better than O'Brian (though O'Brian did get a lot of projects out of the log jam). Tory is better than the Ford brothers. These are people who really took the time to think it over and had a vision going in, as opposed to those who just lost a bigger job and are chasing the Mayor's seat as a fall back.
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In the grander scheme of things, the race in London will be, by far, the most noteworthy in the country.

This is because in the last election, London became the first city in Canadian history to have a ranked ballot system. Ford axed this BUT it will be worth watching from a national perspective to see whether the voter turnout is effected by no longer having a ranked ballot.
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In the grander scheme of things, the race in London will be, by far, the most noteworthy in the country.

This is because in the last election, London became the first city in Canadian history to have a ranked ballot system. Ford axed this BUT it will be worth watching from a national perspective to see whether the voter turnout is effected by no longer having a ranked ballot.
There will be no way to measure that as there is no race for mayor, unless someone else enters the race in the next 3 days. There are also only 2 or 3 races for council that have any suspense to them. This is going go to be the least exciting election in London in decades. Also, in just the mayoral race, 110,000 people voted in 2014 and 97,000 voted in 2018 with ranked ballots and a much more interesting race for mayor so ranked ballots certainly didn't increase an interest in that election.
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Dozens of unopposed Ontario municipal candidates elected ahead of fall elections
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August 22, 2022

Dozens of unopposed candidates running in Ontario's upcoming municipal elections have been automatically elected, including at least 12 in mayor or deputy mayor positions.

Candidates running for positions without any opponents were acclaimed -- or elected by default -- Monday at 4 p.m., after registration for candidates closed on Friday at 2 p.m.

The Association of Municipalities of Ontario said it could not provide data on the number of candidates acclaimed in the province until it receives that information from each municipality. But officials in several municipalities confirmed Monday they had acclaimed candidates.
All candidates in the townships of Tay and Front of Yonge -- including candidates for mayor and deputy mayor -- were acclaimed, officials said, while mayoral candidates in Russell, Deep River, Laurentian Hills, North Dumfries and Wellesley were also acclaimed.

No candidates are running unopposed in Toronto or Ottawa.


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In the grander scheme of things, the race in London will be, by far, the most noteworthy in the country.

This is because in the last election, London became the first city in Canadian history to have a ranked ballot system. Ford axed this BUT it will be worth watching from a national perspective to see whether the voter turnout is effected by no longer having a ranked ballot.
It is nearly a foregone conclusion that Josh Morgan will take the crown.
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It is nearly a foregone conclusion that Josh Morgan will take the crown.
The only real question left in the London election is how much less diverse council will be than the one elected in 2018. I don't think this will happen, but it's entirely possible that there are no visible minorities elected. There are also only 2 women who are locks, another woman chose not to run and only 2 men are running to replace her. The only black male on council isn't running, and will likely be replaced by a white man.
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No one unopposed in Ottawa and Toronto, but no doubt many "might as well be" unopposed.
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Mayoral candidate Murray promises to electrify bus fleet and complete transit network by 2030

Former mayor also pledges to speed up transit service; promises cost billions

Winnipeg mayoral candidate Glen Murray promised Monday to buy more electric buses, increase the frequency of transit service and build out the city's transit system 15 years ahead of schedule.

Together, the bus purchases and transit improvements would cost somewhere between $1.2 billion and $1.8 billion, but the system-wide change would cost even more.

Standing outside Osborne Station, Murray said if he's elected mayor next month, Winnipeg will completely electrify Winnipeg Transit's fleet by 2030.

That would require the city to purchase 573 electric buses on top of the 100 the city plans to buy under the terms of a $509-million deal with the provincial and federal governments.

Murray said Winnipeg must move more quickly to eliminate the operating expense of having parallel diesel and electric bus systems.

"The quicker we can get to a single technology platform, the much less expensive and much less difficult it will be to manage our systems," Murray said.

Murray said he would work with other levels of government to secure funding for the purchases, which would cost no less than $650 million, based on the price the city is paying for buses under its current deal.

The total cost of electrification would be in the billions after you factor in the construction of new charging infrastructure for buses, retraining mechanics and maintenance workers and other system-wide changes, said Paul Soubry, president and CEO of NFI, the major bus manufacturer based in Winnipeg.

While NFI does not endorse candidates, Soubry said, Murray is the only person running for mayor who has sought the advice of the company.

"This is not just about buying buses. He's thinking about the whole ecosystem," Soubry said.

ANALYSISProvince's push for electric buses to help cut greenhouse gases ignores the area of greatest need
Right now, Winnipeg Transit buses only account for one per cent of the city's greenhouse gas emissions, even with an entirely diesel fleet. Personal vehicles account for 32 per cent of emissions.

Murray said he would also get more people out of their own cars and onto buses by speeding up the frequency of Winnipeg Transit service along 13 routes so buses arrive every 10 minutes.

"Most Winnipeggers would rarely wait more than five minutes for a bus and in a winter city, that's important," Murray said of his proposed service, suggesting the federal government will cover most of the $36-million annual cost of operating more buses.

He also pledged to complete a citywide transit system "as envisioned by city's transit master plan" by 2030. That plan, unveiled in 2021, includes building three more rapid-transit corridors, using Union Station on Main Street as a hub.

3-line Winnipeg rapid-transit network to cost up to $1.1B over 24 years
The transit master plan calls for an east-west Rose Line running from St. James though River Hieghts to Transcona, a north-south Orange Line running from West Kildonan to South St. Vital, a western extension of the existing Blue Line from downtown to the Red River Exhibition and an eastern extension of the Blue Line from the University of Manitoba to St. Vital.



Most of this network would be carved out of existing roads, initially through the use of diamond lanes, queue-jumping lanes for buses and transit priority signals, according to the plan.

The city intended to build out this network over the next 23 years at a cost of $588 million to $1.1 billion. Murray said the city can do it more quickly by ensuring development takes place along transit routes and helps fund them.

During the 2014 mayoral race, eventual winner Brian Bowman pledged to complete six new rapid transit lines by 2030. He succeeded in completing one, the Southwest Transitway, also known as the Blue Line, which was underway when Bowman became mayor.

Winnipeg mayoral promises: Wi-Fi on buses, tax freezes and a city hall watchdog
Murray also promised to create a new "urban surface transit innovation lab" to work with universities, Manitoba Hydro and private-sector companies on green transportation. A new arm's-length city agency would operate the lab, he said.

Ken Klassen, a former Murray supporter who now backs rival mayoral candidate Shaun Loney, criticized Murray for appearing to ignore Red River College's Vehicle Technology and Energy Centre.

"The bulk of research that's being done on electric buses isn't being done by universities," he said.

Earlier in the mayoral campaign, Loney promised to complete the Transportation Master Plan by 2032, while mayoral candidate Scott Gillingham promised a high-frequency transit network.

Allard endorses Murray
Murray appeared at this announcement alongside St. Boniface Coun. Matt Allard, who endorsed Murray's mayoral campaign. Allard has served two terms in St. Boniface.

Murray, Loney and Gillingham are among 15 candidates running for mayor. Idris Adelakun, Rana Bokhari, Chris Clacio, Vincent Gabriele, Kevin Klein, Jenny Motkaluk, Robert-Falcon Ouellette, Jessica Peebles, Rick Shone, Govind Thawani, Desmond Thomas and Don Woodstock have also registered mayoral campaigns.

Read more from the CBC on the 2022 Winnipeg election
The deadline to register is Sept. 20. Candidates must also complete a nomination process from Sept. 14 to 20 in order to appear on the election day ballot on Oct. 26.
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It is nearly a foregone conclusion that Josh Morgan will take the crown.
Khalil Ramal could give him a run for his money as Morgan is very much associated with Holder which isn't a good thing and Ramal, being an ex-MPP, has solid name recognition.

Whoever wins, that wasn't really my point about bringing up the significance of the London Mayoral race. It's noteworthy because London was the first city in Canada to have ranked ballots and now that they are gone, thanks to Ford, the results will be studied by policy wonks nationwide as to how effective the ranked ballot was on voter turnout and public engagement. The results of the London election and the demographic breakdown of it will be viewed as a case study for Canadians who want democratic reform.
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