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   Thursday, November 06, 2003

SIGNS, SIGNS, EVERYWHERE SIGNS

Now that Toronto has finally scraped Mel Lastman out of City Hall, we've got five new mayoral candidates to choose from this coming Monday. What's so handy about this election is the ease in deciding -- for once, you can actually get a sense of the candidate from his or her campaign poster:

"Tom Jakobek gets the job done"
What job? Shifty back-room deals for fat cats? Those get done.

"John Nunziata -- Standing up for Toronto"
Another gorgeously vague slogan. Was "sitting down for Toronto" taken? And, if elected, would any of these five NOT stand up for the city? I can see it now: "John Tory -- Taking a pass on Toronto" or "Barbara Hall -- Preferring Oakville"

"John Tory -- A man of action for a city that needs it"
Gee thanks for depressing us, John. After eight years of Tory...I guess I should say conservative...'fat-cutting', there's not much left for this town. Only trouble is, these were John's PALS.

Barbara Hall has a series of posters, each with a single, abstract concept like "Ideas" or "Experience." As fuzzy and indistinct as the candidate herself!

David Miller too has a series of different slogans, though his are longer:
"Looks like a mayor. Thinks like a mayor. Talks like a neighbour." Also, "Extraordinary vision. Extraordinary leadership. Extraordinary hair." Punchy, smart and funny. Too good to be true?

I'll base my decision on more than just posters, of course, but I have to say that David Miller has my vote pretty well locked up. I like what I see and what I hear, as opposed to what little I've seen and heard from my once-beloved Barbara Hall. She looked great up against Mel but, when she decided not to run against him last time -- giving him even more years to destroy this city -- I lost a lot of faith.

So brush that hair, David, and start talking like a neighbour, 'cause I'll be at the ballot box on Monday.

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