With David Miller deciding not to run in the upcoming Toronto Mayoralty race, it begs the question “What kind of Mayor does Toronto need now?” Mayor Miller has left us with a wonderful City in decline…

If you, like me, are wondering why it took a 5 week summer Strike to end up with a City Workers contract that could have probably been negotiated without a Strike, I would tell you that it is symptomatic of what is wrong with Mayor Miller’s management. He cannot seem to get consensus on City Council or in the City. He has taken very strong stands on losing causes such as his fight with the Island Airport and the popular Porter Airways and lost a lot of support by implementing two added taxes on Torontonians who drive or buy homes. These taxes will never be great generators of income as they focus on groups rather than the whole who benefit. He has increased City taxes and all you have to do is look around to see a lack of value in those increases…but I digress…
We need a Mayor who will ensure the residents of Toronto are getting value for their taxes…We need a Mayor who realizes that strong Social Programs are important when the infrastucture of the City is not collpasing…We need a Mayor who knows that the daytime population of the City has to bear some of the costs that the Toronto Taxpayers are forced to pay for…We need a Mayor who is more inclusive of the members of City Council and not only those beholding to him…We need a Mayor who is not afraid to look for savings in City Services…We need a Mayor who is not afraid of cutting staff and holding the line on salaries and expenses…and most of all ,we need a Toronto cheerleader…

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