Friends of Councillor Jon Burnside will hold a fundraiser on Sunday, June 3 at the William Lea Room at Leaside Arena. The popular politician and former police officer will contest a re-drawn and renamed ward in the Toronto General Election October 22. Ward 26 will become Ward 33 following the expansion of City Council from 44 members to 47. Organizers are hoping for a large turnout at the reception and sit down. It is described as a Motown Brunch. That’s a clue to rocking style of entertainer Sharon Riley and the Faith Chorale.
TICKETS AND REBATES
Tickets are $100 a person and are subject to the generous rebate which applies to such political donations. Attendees stand to receive $75 back from the cost of the ticket. In Toronto, donations of between $25 and $300 receive a 75–per-cent rebate. Larger donations are subject to a complex rebate formula: when you give between $301 and $1,000, the calculation of your rebate is $225 plus 50 per cent of the difference between your total contribution and $300. And if you’ve given more than $1,000, your rebate is $225 plus 33-and-a-third per cent of the difference between your contribution amount and $1,000.
NOMINATIONS, NEW RIDINGS
Nominations for the civic vote are open until early August So far there are no nominees in the new riding. Voters should check out this valuable Wikipedia page which names and describes all the ridings, new and old. People west of Bayview Ave. may find themselves confused by the re-naming of Ward 22 (Josh Matlow) to Ward 26. Yes, the same number as area now held by Mr. Burnside. They don’t necessarily make it easy.
