CityNews will air a debate among mayoral candidates tonight (Wednesday, March 26, 2014) beginning at 5 p.m. The station notes this is the first time all five main contenders will spar on live television. They are Tory, Stintz, Ford, Chow and Soknaki. This selection is necessary because there are said to be 40 or so candidates registered for mayor so far. It may rankle Sarah Thomson, now a candidate. She recently said she was running fifth in support. Who knows. The producers have set subjects. They are transit, finances and leadership. The trouble with leadership as an issue is that it is vague. It is usually unrelated to policy or platform and is typically used by candidates to make it seem as if they are decisive even though they may never have stated an opinion. Composite courtesy CityNews
