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1. Race to the top

   Looking into how the platforms of the mayoral candidates will affect post-secondary students

   Jul 6 by Abdi Aidid and Alex Ross

   On October 25, Torontonians will cast their ballots to elect a new mayor. In the midst of debate about fiscal responsibility and the future of public services, student issues have largely remained invisible. This may be the result of provincial governments in Canada having responsibility for post-secondary education and health coverage, which directly impact post-secondary students. A municipality like Toronto...

2. Who wants to be the mayor?

   EMILY KELLOGG examines the rogue’s gallery of candidates for Toronto’s mayoral chair

   Mar 3 by

   It was late afternoon. I was sitting on a bench in a small park when a man approached me. He talked, bent with an incessant fervor and gripping charisma, clad in a tan sports coat and a red bow tie. I was an impressionable 15-year-old then, and though my parents had taught me not to talk to strangers, I found...

3. Former student union prez runs for mayor

   Rocco Achampong launches campaign today

   Feb 1 by Abdi Aidid

   Rocco Achampong is running for mayor of Toronto. The 31-year-old lawyer and former president of U of T’s Student Administrative Council (now known as UTSU) will officially launch his campaign today at Hart House, entering the thick of an already uncertain race. Born in Tema, Ghana, Achampong entered U of T’s Transitional Year Programme in 1999 and went on to...

4. No vision for the future

   The Toronto mayoral candidates don’t have any real plans for the city

   Jan 25 by Todd Michael Lane

   Toronto has been broken by six years of David Miller’s rule. The Transit City future promised to Torontonians has become a money pit, as the St. Clair light rail has been plagued by delays and ballooning budgets. The garbage strike during the summer did nothing to endear Miller to voters, especially since there was little change to how city workers...