If journalists had their way there would an election every day. That must be why next October’s municipal voting is serving as a handy substitute for the scribbling omnivores of political junk here at The South Bayview Bulldog and elsewhere. Well okay, it’s not all junk. This site on Wikipedia is a handy reference of who has filed and who hasn’t. It appears to be a day or two slow because in Ward 26 it shows no one running. We know in fact that John Parker (inset top) the incumbent, has said he will file some time in the Spring. And a frequent if not exactly perennial candidate, David Sparrow (inset centre) has filed his papers in Ward 26 two days ago. This might be an interesting contest if popular businessman Jon Burnside (inset lower) takes another run at the ward. Burnside came within a mere 425 votes of Parker in 2010. Most remarkably, that race also saw a very strong third place candidate, Mohamed Dhanani. He finished just 161 votes behind Mr. Burnside. Some tight race. Mr Dhanani has since moved on to take an executive position with the Aga Khan Foundation in Canada and will not be running. But back to who has filed. The Wiki site shows that Jaye Robinson (Ward 25) has yet to officially declare although there is no doubt this able councillor will run. Josh Matlow has declared in Ward 22 and so far he is the sole candidate. Mr. Matlow’s tireless and rather touchy-feely approach to ward issues should serve him well. In Ward 27, Kristyn Tam-Wong has filed as have two other candidates. As locals know, Ward 27 usually produces a field that seldom numbers less than a dozen. As we recall, there were 15 in 2010. Ward 26: Scribblers want an election every day
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If journalists had their way there would an election every day. That must be why next October’s municipal voting is serving as a handy substitute for the scribbling omnivores of political junk here at The South Bayview Bulldog and elsewhere. Well okay, it’s not all junk. This site on Wikipedia is a handy reference of who has filed and who hasn’t. It appears to be a day or two slow because in Ward 26 it shows no one running. We know in fact that John Parker (inset top) the incumbent, has said he will file some time in the Spring. And a frequent if not exactly perennial candidate, David Sparrow (inset centre) has filed his papers in Ward 26 two days ago. This might be an interesting contest if popular businessman Jon Burnside (inset lower) takes another run at the ward. Burnside came within a mere 425 votes of Parker in 2010. Most remarkably, that race also saw a very strong third place candidate, Mohamed Dhanani. He finished just 161 votes behind Mr. Burnside. Some tight race. Mr Dhanani has since moved on to take an executive position with the Aga Khan Foundation in Canada and will not be running. But back to who has filed. The Wiki site shows that Jaye Robinson (Ward 25) has yet to officially declare although there is no doubt this able councillor will run. Josh Matlow has declared in Ward 22 and so far he is the sole candidate. Mr. Matlow’s tireless and rather touchy-feely approach to ward issues should serve him well. In Ward 27, Kristyn Tam-Wong has filed as have two other candidates. As locals know, Ward 27 usually produces a field that seldom numbers less than a dozen. As we recall, there were 15 in 2010. 