Olivia Chow has resigned as my MP so that she can run for the mayor's job. Whether she gets my vote will depend on a comparison of her platform to that of John Tory. I'm currently undecided.
By pure coincidence I had written to the head of the federal Liberal riding association to strongly urge them not to nominate any relative of Tony Ianno as the Liberal candidate in the upcoming by-election. The president emailed me back that indeed Christine Innes, wife of Ianno, was seeking the nomination. She suggested that I might want to volunteer for other local Liberals in adjacent ridings. Interestingly she did not suggest that I might help other candidates running against Innes for the party nomination in my own riding. I could only surmise that the suggestion as that Trinity Spadina was controlled by Ianno.
The very same day that the local president emailed me party leader Justin Trudeau banned Christine Innes from running as a candidate in the by-election as a Liberal, or in general election in 2015. Bullying tactics from the Innes team was given as the reason for the ban. The newspapers were suggesting that Ianno was behind the bullying.
I have outlined the issues around Tony Ianno, who is banned from trading on the TSX for 5-years, in past blog entries. I have voted for the NDP in several past elections to avoid voting for any member of the Ianno family. Full credit to Trudeau for standing up to this family. We can only hope that the riding executive is not controlled by his team. It is time for Mr. Ianno to step away from the Liberal for good.
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