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FOCUS: Candidates queried (Apr. 2025)

April 22nd, 2025 · Comments Off on FOCUS: Candidates queried (Apr. 2025)

The Gleaner asked five key questions of four parties competing in University-Rosedale and is publishing each candidate’s answers to help voters make a more informed choice come voting day.

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FOCUS: Where do our candidates stand? (Provincial Election 2022)

May 24th, 2022 · Comments Off on FOCUS: Where do our candidates stand? (Provincial Election 2022)

When there is an election at the provincial or federal level, the Gleaner asks candidates questions about their policy positions on issues of the day. As the June election is almost upon us, their answers may help you decide how to cast your vote on June 2.

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NEWS: Candidates clash over climate platforms (Provincial Election 2022)

May 24th, 2022 · Comments Off on NEWS: Candidates clash over climate platforms (Provincial Election 2022)

Only three of the University-Rosedale candidates running in the Ontario election this spring were present for the  University-Rosedale All Candidates Provinical Election Debate held Tuesday, May 10.   

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FORUM: A wasted election, now Mr. Trudeau please deliver (Fall 2021)

November 11th, 2021 · Comments Off on FORUM: A wasted election, now Mr. Trudeau please deliver (Fall 2021)

Canada’s 44th election is over. The election cost $660 million, and delivered the same results as before, give or take a few seats. The Liberals got the minority they deserved.

Despite the status quo outcome, the political moment has changed. Here’s what I’m noticing.

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NEWS: Former City Councillor Ila Bossons, dead at 83 (Dec. 2020)

December 21st, 2020 · Comments Off on NEWS: Former City Councillor Ila Bossons, dead at 83 (Dec. 2020)

Ila Bossons, former Chair of the Annex Resident’s Association, died December 7 at the age of 83. Bossons served as a Metro and Toronto city councillor from 1988-2000, serving four terms through the turbulent period of Toronto’s amalgamation. Metro Councillor Bossons represented Midtown, an area that included the Annex, but extended North to Eglinton. She […]

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NEWS: Candidates face-off (Oct. 2019)

October 17th, 2019 · Comments Off on NEWS: Candidates face-off (Oct. 2019)

Conservative candidate absent for climate-dominated debate By Ahmed Hagar Every candidate but the Conservative party’s Helen-Claire Tingling running to represent the constituents of the University-Rosedale riding made it to the planned all-candidates forum on October 7. The climate crisis dominated the conversation and all present agreed that implementing policy to combat it was critical, but […]

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FORUM: Vajda makes the NDP case (Oct. 2019)

October 17th, 2019 · 3 Comments

Community lawyer pushes planks of housing, climate crisis By Melissa Jean-Baptiste Vajda University-Rosedale is a vibrant, diverse community. Over the past few years, I’ve had the pleasure of advocating for University-Rosedale residents through my work as a community lawyer at Kensington-Bellwoods Legal Community Services. Now, I want to stand up for Uni-versity-Rosedale in Ottawa, as your […]

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FORUM: What kind of province do we want? (March 2018)

March 22nd, 2018 · Comments Off on FORUM: What kind of province do we want? (March 2018)

A case for inclusivity and fairness By Jessica Bell I’ve been a community organizer and an executive director of non-profits for nearly 20 years, winning real change for human rights and the environment. In Toronto, I co-founded a transit advocacy organization, TTCriders, because Toronto needs an affordable world-class public transit system. I was inspired to […]

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Mulcair, Cressy against island airport expansion, support transit funding

May 27th, 2014 · Comments Off on Mulcair, Cressy against island airport expansion, support transit funding

    By Annemarie Brissenden Thomas Mulcair leaves his hockey hoodie at home in Montreal when he visits Toronto. “When I went for my run this morning, I had on a great big Habs hoodie, and I thought…maybe I should bring this to Toronto, and then I thought…nah,” joked the official opposition and New Democratic […]

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Remembering Alice Heap (1925–2012)

April 12th, 2012 · Comments Off on Remembering Alice Heap (1925–2012)

By Lee Zaslofsky On March 24, just as the NDP was choosing its new Leader, Alice Heap passed away. I learned of it on Facebook, from a short message posted by her son, David. Alice Heap was married to Dan Heap, who represented Downtown Toronto at City Hall and then in Ottawa as the NDP […]

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Parkdale High-Park hopefuls grilled on health care, inflation, electric trains

September 27th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Compiled by Emina Gamulin, Perry King, and Rebecca Payne Check out the links below about our Q & A with candidates for the Parkdale-High Park riding. The riding The candidates Question One: The state of health care in PHP Question Two: Poverty Question Three: Clean trains Question Four: Energy inflation Question Five: the Ontario Arts […]

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Where do they stand? Trinity-Spadina candidates answer your questions

September 14th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Compiled by Emina Gamulin, Mike Radoslav, and Lindsay Tsuji Click on the links below for more information about Trinity-Spadina and our Q & A with the MPP candidates in the upcoming provincial election on Oct 6. The Riding Trin-Spa Statistics The Candidates Question 1: Helping families Question 2: Fossil fuel-based transportation Question 3: Alternative medicine […]

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