John Tory
John Tory
John Howard Tory, OOntis a Canadian politician who is the 65th and current mayor of Toronto...
appears bank manager wildly
Which one of us with our bank manager would get away with predictions that are so wildly off it appears you don't know what's going on?
crime government includes limited ownership people politician problems step tendency worry
Our tendency has often been to say 'Well let's let the government worry about that', 'Phone a politician', 'Send a politician a letter'. I think people have to step up and take some ownership of these problems that includes crime but not limited to crime.
rules
Even the rules that are in place are not being followed.
fund generally help money parts service train
Well, train service is not that simple, ... It is generally a subsidized service in most parts of the world. Some places, like in the U.S., use money from tolls to help fund transit.
believe sure word
I think his word is in such tatters I'm not sure why we'd believe that calculation,
competent expect leadership people protests
Were all the protests really necessary? People have the right to expect better and more competent leadership than that.
chicken game
I don't think it's as much a game of chicken as it is a game of bully-boy on the part of the government.
costs delays encounter huge information massive requests roadblocks simple
Simple information requests encounter huge roadblocks or exorbitant costs and there are massive delays in getting information.
blocked since year
Since I've been here, which is just a year now, we have been blocked at every turn,
allow boil complex diverse issues leadership polarized society tests
One of the tests of leadership in a diverse society is that you not allow issues like this -- which are complex -- to boil over into angry, polarized debates.
impact realize
When you come here you realize all these things are real and have an impact on peoples' lives.
rules violation
There has been a subversion or violation of the rules, intentional or not.
address attack evidence fact firmly lacking lie
It's just evidence to the fact that if you let it lie and you don't address it and you don't attack it . . . that it's going to spread, ... You have to address it firmly and that is what has been lacking on the part of the McGuinty government.
community criminals efforts factor gun hearing improving key police presence programs raised repeated stop strategy tougher using views youth
The two most repeated views I have been hearing from the community are the need for a better police presence and tougher sentencing for criminals using guns, ... Improving community programs and a coordinated youth strategy is also raised by many as a key factor in our efforts to stop this gun violence.