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RSS FeedsToronto´s political divide is real, but it can change - especially in the suburbs
(The Star Books)

 
 

22 september 2018 17:46:16

 
Toronto´s political divide is real, but it can change - especially in the suburbs
(The Star Books)
 


As Premier Doug Ford’s decision to cut council almost in half reignites talk of the urban-suburban divide, the Star finds the old differences aren’t what they used to be. In a new occasional series, One Toronto, we take a look at what divides us and what we share, no matter where the ward lines fall.Kwesi Johnson is uninspired.The 33-year-old Scarborough resident is looking for a mayoral candidate who is “solution-focused” and forward-thinking beyond the next election.Someone who will listen to people in his neighbourhood on issues like transit and affordable housing.“Honestly, I’m not really fired up,” Johnson said of his choices, adding he’s considering non-mainstream candidates Saron Gebresellassi and Knia Singh — because he knows them and the work they’ve done in the community — as well as John Tory and Jennifer Keesmaat.He sometimes feels like people in Scarborough are the “forgotten cousins” of Toronto. He wants someone who is about action, not just talk.“And I’m not so sure who’s going to be that person.”As the city heads to the polls in October, tensions between downtown and Toronto’s post-amalgamation inner suburbs have arguably never been higher. This municipal election — amid chaos at Queen’s Park, it’s also the first to allow third-party advertisers to run U.S.-style social media attack ads — is set to be the most divisive in years.Premier Doug Ford’s move to chop council almost in half has left many downtowners fearing right-leaning suburban politicians will take control of council and the more left-leaning, bicycle-riding, condo-renting folks will be shut out.There is truth to the old stereotype of more conservative suburbs and a more left-wing downtown core, experts say — but it’s not set in stone, especially in the suburbs. Voters there make up more of a swing vote, and, like Johnson, change their m ...


 
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