213 posts 11/1/2014 1:45 pm
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What you should know about the 64th Mayor of Toronto
John Howard Tory is not someone who backs away from a good fight, nor does he succumb to defeat. Tory, who at one point trailed then front-runner Olivia Chow during the campaign, was elected mayor of Canada’s largest city on Oct. 27, 2014 with more than 40 per cent of the popular vote.
He was born in Toronto on May 28, 1954. He married Barbara Hackett in 1978 and had four : John V, Christopher, Susan and George. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and received his law degree from York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School. He had executive positions at Rogers Media, Rogers Cable and the Canadian Football League. Awarded the Order of Ontario in 1992 for being “a consummate champion for the Greater Toronto Region as a founding member and chair of CivicAction and chairs and volunteers on countless fundraising campaigns.
According to a report in the Globe and Mail in 2012, Tory’s ancestry can be traced back to James Tory, a soldier in the 71st Scottish Regiment who fought during the American Revolution (1765-1783). He was held prisoner of war, and after the war ended, the English gave him land near Guysborough in Nova Scotia.
As Mayor, John Tory will make Toronto more liveable, affordable and functional. Public transit is at the heart of what it takes to improve Toronto. His ONE TORONTO PLAN which have been discussed will start construction of the Scarborough subway extension immediately. It will finance the City’s one third of the capital cost of the SmartTrack line without raising property taxes, using tax increment financing. It will also provide new express bus services for a segment of travelers that can be moved much quicker if fewer stops are made en route.
Tory has also promised to focus youth unemployment which is hovering around 20 per cent. He promised to double the number of companies involved in the city’s Partnership to Advance Youth Employment by 2015. He will make a reasonable, achievable, measurable commitment to more separated bike lanes and a network of separated bike lanes. He will immediately combat Toronto Community Housing’s growing backlog of repairs by spending $864 million.
He officially takes the reins and be sworn in on December 2 as the 64th Mayor of Toronto, Ontario in Canada.
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