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Toronto is doing “everything” it can to mitigate the disruptions caused by major rehabilitation work on the Gardiner Expressway, Mayor Olivia Chow says. Chow spoke to reporters at city hall on Wednesday before the start of this month’s city council meeting, where several topics will be discussed, including a member’s …
Read More »Doug Ford and Olivia Chow to hold joint housing news conference
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow will hold an event together on Thursday afternoon. The joint press conference is being billed as a “housing progress update” and will also be attended by the province’s housing minister, Paul Calandra. The …
Read More »Mayor Chow to lower proposed tax increase in upcoming budget – Toronto
After weeks of budget wrangling and public advocacy, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is preparing to reveal a budget with a property tax increase somewhat smaller than staff previously pitched. The Mayor’s Office confirmed to Global News that Chow will be pitching an 8 per cent property tax increase to go …
Read More »Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow tours church housing refugees, calls on feds to visit – Toronto
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is calling on newly minted federal cabinet members to visit churches that have been housing refugees and asylum-seekers in recent weeks. Speaking in front of makeshift beds set up at a church in Toronto’s north end, Chow invited Immigration Minister Marc Miller and Housing Minister Sean …
Read More »Olivia Chow officially becomes mayor of Toronto following declaration ceremony – Toronto
Olivia Chow officially took office as mayor of Toronto on Wednesday during a swearing-in ceremony at city hall, becoming the first person of colour to lead Canada’s most populous city. On Wednesday morning, Chow was seen riding her bicycle to Toronto City Hall alongside a large group of cyclists. “I …
Read More »Olivia Chow has been a front runner before, what’s different for the mayoral hopeful? – Toronto
TORONTO — Before the last high-profile debate of Toronto’s mayoral byelection campaign, Olivia Chow was prepared for attacks from the other candidates on stage. She was leading the polls, and in the crosshairs of her political rivals. What she was not prepared for was the large heart-shaped red card her …
Read More »Olivia Chow maintains strong lead as mayoral race enters final week, Global News poll shows – Toronto
The race to become Toronto’s next mayor is frontrunner Olivia Chow’s to lose as she enters the final stretch of the campaign with a seemingly unassailable lead, a new Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News and the Toronto Star suggests. The polling, completed between June 9 and June 13, …
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