Mayor Tory will meet with Opposition Leader Thomas Mulcair Monday to talk funding for the $8 billion SmartTrack plan. And why not? It’s not likely that Mr. Mulcair will form the next federal government but it is smart politics for the mayor at home. Also, devious thinkers know that the popular mayor (a Conservative) may have the influence to make the NDP more of a contender in Toronto against the Liberals than might otherwise be the case in the forthcoming federal election. This may be far from the mayor’s mind on a sunny Monday morning but you may be sure it is on the minds of some people. You bet. The Tory-Mulcair meeting will have a public part when they address the media about 1 p.m.
