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  Toronto municipal election, 2003 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Toronto municipal election of 2003 was held on November 10, 2003, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to elect the Mayor of Toronto, 44 city councillors, and school board trustees.
David Miller was elected mayor (Results of 2003 Toronto election).
Barbara Hall is the former mayor of Toronto who had the support of many of the city's Liberals.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2003_Toronto_election   (654 words)

  
 Wikipedia: Toronto, Ontario
The City of Toronto has a physical area of approximately 630 km² and is bounded by Lake Ontario to the south, Etobicoke Creek and Highway #427 to the west, Steeles Avenue to the north, and the Rouge River to the east.
Located on the northern shore of Lake Ontario, Toronto was originally a term of indeterminate geographical location, designating the approximate area of the future city of Toronto on maps dating to the late 17th and early 18th century.
Toronto also is home to a major orchestra (the Toronto Symphony Orchestra), which performs at Roy Thomson Hall, as well as the Canadian Opera Company, and Tafelmusik, an internationally-known baroque orchestra and chamber choir.
www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/t/to/toronto__ontario.html   (2863 words)

  
 Toronto - Art History Online Reference and Guide
The City of Toronto covers an area of 641 km² (247 square miles) and is bounded by Lake Ontario to the south, Etobicoke Creek and Highway 427 to the west, Steeles Avenue to the north, and the Rouge River to the east.
The economic growth of Toronto was greatly stimulated by the development of the auto industry and of large mineral resources in its hinterland, and by the completion in 1959 of the St.
Toronto grew rapidly in the late 19th century, the population increasing from 30,000 in 1851 to 56,000 in 1871 and 181,000 in 1891.
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Toronto   (5773 words)

  
 Toronto, Ontario
The current mayor of Toronto is David Miller, elected in the 2003 Toronto election and replacing Mel Lastman.
Located on the northern shore of Lake Ontario, Toronto was originally a term of indeterminate geographical location, designating the approximate area of the future town of Toronto on maps dating to the late 17th and early 18th century.
In 1834 the town reverted to the name Toronto and this was the name the city was incorporated under on March 6 of that year.
usapedia.com /t/toronto-ontario.html   (2475 words)

  
 Hortencia Fotopoulos, Toronto Municipal election 2003
This was back in the days of the old city of Toronto, when it was far easier to bring to the attention of the voters, the assorted sins of seated ward councillors.
Born in the Azores, Hortencia is married to a husband of Greek descent.
Toronto Free Press and Our Toronto before it crusaded for years that there are not enough business people represented on city council.
www.canadafreepress.com /2003/edesk110303.htm   (788 words)

  
 Ontario Election 2003 Voter Guide: Political Parties
Specifically, to stay in Toronto, some businesses will have to raise their employees' wages enough that the employees can afford to pay the full price of such things as transportation and housing: in the alternative, businesses could set up in less crowded, less expensive towns or cities, closer to their employees.
In their election platform, the Tories say that they will "speed up" (they don't say how much) the schedule for phasing in a partial tax credit in respect of tuitions paid to independent schools.
The other main tax item was announced in March of 2003: seniors will not pay the provincial (education tax) portion of their property tax (a savings of about $475 per year on average, for seniors only).
www.mondopolitico.com /elections/ontario2003/parties.htm   (4986 words)

  
 Travel Forum - Toronto, Canada
The City of Toronto has a physical area of approximately 630 km² (243 square miles) and is bounded by Lake Ontario to the south, Etobicoke Creek and Highway 427 to the west, Steeles Avenue to the north, and the Rouge River to the east.
Further growth in the Toronto area is often attributed to the rise of the separatist movement in Quebec and the election of the Parti Québécois in 1976.
Toronto is one of the great centres for English language theatre behind New York City and London.
www.ttgforum.com /printthread.php?t=841   (2845 words)

  
 2003 Toronto election   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
The 2003 Toronto election was held on November 10, 2003.
Barbara Hall is a past mayor of Toronto who has the support of many of the city's Liberals.
The council elections saw one of the higest rates of turnover in recent history.
www.ukpedia.com /2/2003-toronto-election.html   (551 words)

  
 City of Toronto: Toronto Elections
The Toronto Municipal Election was held on Monday, November 10, 2003.
The next general municipal election will be held on Monday, November 13, 2006.
Visit our official election results Web page for more information about the election results in your neighbourhood.
www.toronto.ca /elections   (232 words)

  
 City Mayors: Toronto election
In Mississauga, just to the west of Toronto, the phenomenal Hazel McCallion, at 82 years of age, did not trouble herself (or anyone else) to campaign, and won, by a vote of over 90 per cent, a tenth term as mayor.
The drama of some of the events and issues in the Toronto mayoral race was counterpointed throughout much of the rest of the province by elections in which evidence of excitement was hard to come by, which may have had something to do with the extremely low level of participation.
The biggest surprise of the Toronto election was the poor showing of Barbara Hall, who was front runner early in the campaign.
www.citymayors.com /report/toronto_election.html   (1435 words)

  
 Bone Marrow Biopsy Results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
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www.super8filmmaking.com /tail/44267-bone-marrow-biopsy-results.html   (684 words)

  
 CBC News:SARS a priority, not election: Eves
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Ernie Eves downplayed speculation Saturday that the province could be facing an election as early as next month.
Containing what may be another outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in Toronto's hospitals is at the top of the list, he said.
Another priority is ending a teacher lockout that has kept about 69,000 students out of Catholic schools in Toronto for more than a week, Eves said.
www.cbc.ca /stories/2003/05/24/eves_030524   (273 words)

  
 CBC News:Computer vandal delays leadership vote
TORONTO - Voting at the NDP leadership convention in Toronto was disrupted Saturday by what organizers called a malicious attempt to shut down the computer system.
Party members were frustrated during voting on the first ballot, as thousands across the country tried to log on and cast ballots using the Internet.
Toronto city councillor Jack Layton's victory on the first ballot surprised many, who had expected a second or even third round of voting before a leader was chosen from the pack of six candidates.
www.cbc.ca /stories/2003/01/25/ndp_delay030125   (461 words)

  
 last chance city | toronto votes aloud
Yet for all the godlike stature Jacobs earned, her hinterland was effectively confined to the FCOT (Former City Of Toronto); to the political cultures in Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, not to mention almost all Ontario municipalities beyond Metro bounds, she and her beliefs could have been from Mars.
And unfortunately, the vast bulk of Toronto Jacobites are plagued by a consequent enlightened-yet-circumscribed vision, to the degree where they confront "outside forces" as a threat, rather than an opportunity.
In Toronto, for a generation or more, and long before amalgamation and the lamentable reign of Mel Lastman, we've been treated to an endless slide show of architect's drawings that delight in showcasing euro-evocative boulevard street scenes and tidy, generic parkettes in order to distract us from yet another clump of high rises.
www.rickmcginnis.com /toronto/election   (6756 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Toronto is home to a vibrant theater scene, where such companies as Soulpepper, the Canadian Stage, and Tarragon produce plays; as well, many Broadway theatrical hits originated in Toronto, such as Showboat and Ragtime.
Nearby Mississauga, Ontario hosts Lester B. Pearson International Airport, which serves Toronto.
Toronto's nicknames include Hogtown, T.O. (from Toronto, Ontario), t-dot (short for "t-dot o-dot"), and Toronto the Good (from its history as a bastion of Victorian morality in the 1940s and 1950s).
www.online-encyclopedia.info /encyclopedia/t/to/toronto__ontario.html   (2718 words)

  
 City of Toronto Election 2003 - MegacityElection.com
Humanize Toronto is organized by members of the Humanist Movement.
In the last election there were three councilors that didn’t win by wide margins.
Toronto Councillor Paul Sutherland has decided to run as a Tory in the next provincial election, ending speculation he would join the race to become mayor.
photosc.msspro.com /megaelect/council.htm   (1261 words)

  
 No Stolen Election!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Reforming elections, not stealth the true target: The Case of the Ohio Recount: In the whodunit over who won it, the true villain is slipping away.
Election equipment counted straight-party votes for Democratic candidates as Libertarian votes, an error that could affect election outcomes in as many as nine counties, the Richmond Palladium-Item reported today.
Black Box Voting reports that crucial election software was NOT TESTED for security and tamperability and "that several state elections directors, a secretary of state, and computer consultant Dr. Britain Williams signed off on the report anyway, certifying it." Here is the crucial "certification test".
stolenelection.org   (5558 words)

  
 City of Toronto Election 2003 - MegacityElection.com
The Federal Toronto Port Authority hired the same company that is building the bridge to do the environmental assessment on it.
The apartment vacancy rate is now climbing in Toronto and it will continue to rise over the next several years as the condominium boom continues.
In Toronto a new bylaw allows limited shelter construction across the city, and there will be a backlash from residents and a never-ending bitter battle over shelters.
photosc.msspro.com /megaelect/issues.htm   (2860 words)

  
 last chance city | toronto votes aloud | 11.07.03
However, if there was any doubt I was going to vote in Monday’s election, it’s over now after Barbara Hall’s insane accusation last night aimed at David Miller that one of his campaign posters “Looks like a Mayor” is some sort of slur against ethnic minorities and women.
I’d just like to do my part to make sure her defeat is just a tiny little bit more crushing, just in case someone else gets the idea in the future that playing the faux-victim card is the key to electoral success.
2003 - from Dean For America on down, to say nothing of the blog devised for our lackey-laden next Prime Minister - this Toronto election campaign won't be part of that history.
www.rickmcginnis.com /toronto/election/20031107.htm   (1418 words)

  
 Electronic Voting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Election officials in world democracies often want to believe that the situations in the USA are dissimilar to those in their own countries.
Although their elections are often compared to those in the US, they are actually quite different because the voters cast ballots by using numbers assigned to each candidate (this is necessary because of a high degree of illiteracy in the country).
These paper-trail machines were successfully used during the October 6, 2002 election, and it is believed that the rest of their machines will eventually be retrofitted as well.
www.notablesoftware.com /evote.html   (5152 words)

  
 PlanetVote Canada · Canadian Election Portal · Canadian Federal Election 2004 · Planet Vote Canada
The bumper crop of elections this fall is a chance for concerned voters to push for clean air, clean water and other environmental improvements.
Attend this workshop and (1) learn how to raise the profile of environmental issues with candidates; (2) find out how to keep politician s accountable after the lawn signs are gone; (3) meet other York Region residents who are concerned about development, gridlock, water quality and pesticides.
Hear their perspectives on what they will do to improve Toronto's air, land and water quality; what means they will take to address waste disposal and recycling; and how they will accelerate the redevelopment of Brownfield sites.
www.planetvote.net /portal.html   (679 words)

  
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President Update Document: 03.35 Election results Madison thanked everyone who ran for office and stated that Julian Stam will replace Diedrichs as Director-at-large for the remainder of Diedrichs’ term.
Made note that a special election by ALCTS bylaws requires a 30 notification of the election to the members and then a 30 voting period.
A revised reporting document was requested with headers and footers in the categories and identifying the exact report being disseminated.
www.ala.org /ala/alcts/alctsboard/Doc03.doc   (1628 words)

  
 How Bush Won The 2004 Presidential Election (News) Sandeep S. Atwal
Just three companies make the machines that will report most of the 2004 election results -- Diebold, Sequoia, and ES&S, the latter of which is owned in part by Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Nebraska).
Many irregularities have already been reported in states that used touch screens in 2002.
"If [the critics'] charges are true, and there is little evidence to contradict their claims," says Atwal, "George W. Bush has already won the 2004 election."
www.utne.com /webwatch/2003_90/news/10725-1.html   (201 words)

  
 City of Toronto: Elections, Vote2003 Toronto Votes 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
City of Toronto: Elections, Vote2003 Toronto Votes 2003
Get financial statement information on the candidates in your voting area by entering your address below.
For example, for St. Clair Avenue, type st clair
app.toronto.ca /vote2003/jsp/candidates.jsp   (41 words)

  
 ODA Committee Update dd Sept. 23, 2003 - Toronto Star Publishes Column On Election Disabilities Issues - ODA and ODSP ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
The September 23, 2003 Toronto Star, on the day of the all-important Leaders Debate, includes a column on election disability issues jointly written by ODA Committee chair David Lepofsky and ODSP Action Coalition chair Nancy Vander Plaats (See the full column below).
This column alerts voters to two important disability election issues, the need to strengthen the weak, unenforceable ODA and the need for a long-overdue cost of living increase to Ontario Disability Support Program payments.
election, voters with disabilities can make the difference.
www.odacommittee.net /news118.html   (772 words)

  
 Ranting and Roaring   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Ward 16, where I live in Toronto, had the highest electoral turn out in the city (or was second place: hard to tell from the graph I saw).
It doesn't matter what McGuinty said in the election: he needs the money for his promises and the voracious health-care system; Törøntø will come second place to that.
John Tory’s choice of campaign colors — Liberal red and white — go well to verify the National Post’s assertion that this election is the battle of the leftists.
blog.davidjanes.com /mtarchives/2003_11.html   (8718 words)

  
 Who Captured Saddam? The Man Who Knew Too Much
War at the Top of the World - The Struggle for Afghanistan, Kashmir, and Tibet which was reviewed in The Economist, May 13, 2000
Selective Memory and a Dishonest Doctrine," Toronto Star, December 21, 2003
Was it really the US that 'got him'?," Christian Science Monitor, December 30, 2003
www.twf.org /News/Y2003/1222-Saddam.html   (1075 words)

  
 Andrew Spicer's Weblog - Toronto Mayoral Election: Last Chance City   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Rick McGinnis has started a blog to discuss the Toronto election, and is encouraging many of this city's bloggers to comment on the race.
Since this is the last week of the election, I imagine there are going to be a lot of people taking a last-minute interest.
The truth about Barbara Hall and the island airport expansion: Where Barbara Hall REALLY stands on the Toronto Island Airport
www.andrewspicer.com /article172.html   (197 words)

  
 Tories Tried Cutting Secret Pension Deals to Shore Up Election Support : Thunderbay IMC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Tories tried cutting secret pension deal with police, firefighters to shore up election support, CUPE charges
[October 1, 2003] TORONTO — The Ernie Eves Conservatives were so desperate going into the election campaign that they set up secret talks that would have given police and firefighters special treatment within the OMERS pension plan, says CUPE Ontario Secretary-Treasurer Brian O’Keefe.
Just days before the election was called, Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister David Young sent a letter to OMERS Chair Bill Rayburn inviting him to a September meeting, which the government had arranged with police and fire representatives, to discuss the pension plan.
thunderbay.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=9027   (427 words)

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