Mayor John Tory apparently will not be saying anything about the Billy Bishop airport expansion because his son works there. He says it is a conflict of interest. This will come as quite a letdown for those looking for leadership on a matter that will profoundly affect the nature of the downtown and adjoining neighborhoods. The island airport should be discussed in the terms stated by three formers mayors — Crombie, Eggleton and Sewell — namely whether citizens want a large jet airport downtown. The issue, as David Crombie has suggested, is not simply whether Porter airlines will fly jets from there. The airline industry as a whole is waiting to demand entry to the island, Globe and Mail 680 News
