Karen Stintz says she’s game to take the chair of the Canadian Football League. The active and sociable former TTC chair, mayoralty candidate, Ward 16 councillor, wife and mom says the job would be just her speed. (We see her flexibility opposite in a Salsa competition). Somehow the idea got into her head (we dare not ask how) but she says that for some time she has been thinking about the position. The Toronto Star, which broke this news doesn’t say if she has been asked or just what started her mind working. The story does quote Ms Stintz as saying she “grew up with football” when her family lived in Baltimore and then later Indianapolis. She has been to two Grey Cups, she told David Rider. He notes that a commemorative 99th Grey Cup football — a gala dinner centrepiece that Stintz won — has a prominent place of honour in her council office. Ms. Stintz has the issues at her fingertips: a new (stadium) home for the Argos, making sure they stay in Toronto (should be easy) new teams in an expanded CFL and so on. Cynics have noted that John Tory, front runner for mayor and someone with whom she shares parallel politics, is former CFL chairman and a mover in those circles. Stintz was never in a position to win the mayoralty but, say those of suspicious mind, her absence from the race certainly does not hurt him. Game to be chair of CFL says Ward 16’s Stintz
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Karen Stintz says she’s game to take the chair of the Canadian Football League. The active and sociable former TTC chair, mayoralty candidate, Ward 16 councillor, wife and mom says the job would be just her speed. (We see her flexibility opposite in a Salsa competition). Somehow the idea got into her head (we dare not ask how) but she says that for some time she has been thinking about the position. The Toronto Star, which broke this news doesn’t say if she has been asked or just what started her mind working. The story does quote Ms Stintz as saying she “grew up with football” when her family lived in Baltimore and then later Indianapolis. She has been to two Grey Cups, she told David Rider. He notes that a commemorative 99th Grey Cup football — a gala dinner centrepiece that Stintz won — has a prominent place of honour in her council office. Ms. Stintz has the issues at her fingertips: a new (stadium) home for the Argos, making sure they stay in Toronto (should be easy) new teams in an expanded CFL and so on. Cynics have noted that John Tory, front runner for mayor and someone with whom she shares parallel politics, is former CFL chairman and a mover in those circles. Stintz was never in a position to win the mayoralty but, say those of suspicious mind, her absence from the race certainly does not hurt him. 