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2006 Toronto municipal election: Councillor, Ward Fifteen
Howard Moscoe
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Moscoe in 2003
Toronto City Councillor for Ward 15 (Eglinton-Lawrence)
In office
December 1, 2000 November 30, 2010
CandidateVotes%
(x)Howard Moscoe 5,82046.89
Ron Singer3,11025.06
Rosina Bonavota1,89715.28
Howard Cohen6755.44
Eva Tavares4773.84
Dino Stamatopoulos3112.51
Alex Papouchine1220.98
Total valid votes12,412100.00
2003 Toronto municipal election : Councillor, Ward Fifteen
CandidateVotes%
(x)Howard Moscoe 7,61252.60
Luigi Rizzo3,41423.59
Rocco Piccininno1,4119.75
Ron Singer1,1968.26
Howard Mandel5363.70
Jhadira Ramos3022.09
Total valid votes14,471100.00
2000 Toronto municipal election : Councillor, Ward Fifteen
CandidateVotes%
(x)Howard Moscoe 8,61157.70
Tony Rizzo 4,98433.40
Jim McMillan9246.19
Jason Baker4052.71
Total valid votes14,924100.00
1997 Toronto municipal election : Councillor, Ward Eight (two members elected)
CandidateVotes%
(x)Howard Moscoe 16,18735.74
(x)Mike Feldman 14,73732.54
Frank Di Giorgio 11,48725.36
Henry Braverman1,5723.47
Nickeisha Hudson9232.04
Roy Dzeko3830.85
Total valid votes45,289100.00

Electors could vote for two candidates.
The percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.

1994 Toronto municipal election : Metro Toronto Councillor, North York Spadina
CandidateVotes%
(x)Howard Moscoe acclaimed.
1991 Toronto municipal election : Metro Toronto Councillor, North York Spadina
CandidateVotes%
(x)Howard Moscoe 11,12972.24
Tibor Martinek 2,58916.81
Larry Wynne 1,68710.95
Total valid votes15,405100.00

Results taken from the Toronto Star , November 13, 1991.
The final official results were not significantly different.

1988 Toronto municipal election : Metro Toronto Councillor, North York Spadina
CandidateVotes%
(x)Howard Moscoe acclaimed.
1985 Toronto municipal election : North York Board of Control (four members elected)
CandidateVotes%
(x)Esther Shiner 67,34519.47
(x)Robert Yuill 53,70915.53
Norman Gardner 51,13714.78
Howard Moscoe 42,30312.23
Mike Foster 35,83810.36
Frank Esposito21,3656.18
Bruce Davidson18,9265.47
Sonnee Cohen 12,8223.71
Bernadette Michael12,7643.69
Angelo Natale 12,4163.59
Cora Urbel7,7912.25
Arthur Zins4,9611.43
Ayube Ally4,5711.32
Total valid votes345,948100.00

Results taken from The Globe and Mail , November 14, 1985.
Electors could vote for four candidates.
The percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.
The final official results were not significantly different.

1982 Toronto municipal election : North York Councillor, Ward Four
CandidateVotes%
(x)Howard Moscoe 4,00046.44
Frank Di Giorgio 2,92333.93
Eleanor Rosen1,19113.83
Sydney Moscoe5005.80
Total valid votes8,614100.00

73 out of 75 polls reporting.

Results taken from The Globe and Mail , November 9, 1982.
The final results confirmed Moscoe's victory.

1980 Toronto municipal election : North York Councillor, Ward Four
CandidateVotes%
(x)Howard Moscoe 4,32066.99
Cary Fox1,24719.34
Gus Cusimano88213.68
Total valid votes6,449100.00

75 out of 78 polls reporting.

Results taken from the Toronto Star , November 11, 1980.
The final results were not significantly different.

1978 Toronto municipal election : North York Councillor, Ward Four
CandidateVotes%Notes
Howard Moscoe 2,75745.74High school teacher
(x)Murray Markin 1,93432.09Incumbent
Eleanor Rosen63010.45
Jean Lance4477.42Tenant activist
Alan Mostyn2594.30Lawyer
Total valid votes6,027100.00

Results taken from the Toronto Star , November 14, 1978.
The final results confirmed Moscoe's victory.

1974 Toronto municipal election : North York Hydro Commission (two members elected)
CandidateVotes%
(x) John Dunn29,24021.14
(x) D'arcy McConvey22,08415.96
Carl Anderson19,96514.43
Leon Donsky16,57711.98
Howard Moscoe 14,57510.54
Alec Davis12,0918.74
Bernard Birman10,9127.89
Peter Slattery5,4093.91
William Lynch4,0832.95
Jack Newton3,4072.46
Total valid votes138,343100.00

Results taken from the Toronto Star , December 3, 1974.
Electors could vote for two candidates.
The percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.
There may be a transcription error in the result for Carl Anderson (the last two numbers were partly obscured).
The final official results were not significantly different.

All municipal election information is from the City of Toronto, unless otherwise noted.

Provincial politics

1985 Ontario general election : Wilson Heights
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Monte Kwinter 12,36340.76
Progressive Conservative David Rotenberg 10,17533.55
New Democratic Howard Moscoe 7,79325.69
Total valid votes30,331100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots316
Turnout30,64764.26
Electors on the lists47,693
1977 Ontario general election : Wilson Heights
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative David Rotenberg 11,43041.97$29,496
New Democratic Howard Moscoe 8,43730.98$10,634
Liberal Murray Markin 7,19526.42$14,894
Libertarian Webster J. Webb1740.64$0
Total valid votes27,236 100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots307
Turnout27,543 62.93
Electors on the lists43,771
1975 Ontario general election : Wilson Heights
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Vern Singer 11,37942.26
Progressive Conservative David Rotenberg 8,73932.46
New Democratic Howard Moscoe 6,44123.92
Libertarian George Dance3661.36
Total valid votes26,925100.00
Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots294
Turnout27,21961.95
Electors on the lists43,935

All provincial election information is from Elections Ontario.

Honours

A small street in North York at York University Keele Campus leading to the new Pioneer Village subway station has been named Howard Moscoe Way. [167]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 https://gencat4.eloquent-systems.com/webcat/request/Action?SystemName=City+of+Toronto+Archives&UserName=wa+public&Password=&CMD_%28DetailRequest%29[0]=&ProcessID=6000_1980%280%29&KeyValues=KEY_315373
  2. "Howard Moscoe calls it quits", Toronto Star, August 31, 2010
  3. "A. Moscoe, 84 boxer founded sign business Doctors told him he'd die at 24 of lead poisoning councillor says", Toronto Star, April 26, 1997, A20.
  4. "Campaign '77", Toronto Star, June 6, 1977, A7.
  5. Moscoe ran a Toronto Star advertisement in 1974 which read as follows: ""What did … THE NORTH YORK HYDRO COMMISSION do last year? If you don't know, then you need to elect a COMMISSIONER who will provide information and encourage public input!" Toronto Star, 30 November 1974, A16.
  6. "Reform Metro's line on candidate depends on his line", The Globe and Mail, May 19, 1978, P3.
  7. "Of musicians and socialist salesmen...", The Globe and Mail, October 28, 1988, A16.
  8. John Barber, "Cagey councillor read the signs", The Globe and Mail, June 8, 2000, A16. It is not clear if he meant every sign in the City of Toronto, or every sign in the province.
  9. Kim Honey, "Oversight means Beaches park may be named after former Nazi", The Globe and Mail, July 25, 1998, A8.
  10. Geoffrey York, "Lastman image as feisty fighter immune to time", The Globe and Mail, January 28, 1985, P15.
  11. David Todd, "The duelling egos of Mel Lastman and Howard Moscoe are North York's best show", The Globe and Mail, July 29, 1988, P38.
  12. John Barber, "Hail to the stunt king of cycling and politics", The Globe and Mail, May 31, 1994, A9.
  13. Michael Valpy, "Howard Moscoe: Unguided missile", ''The Globe and Mail, April 13, 1999, A15.
  14. "Alderman cries foul", The Globe and Mail, October 20, 1982, P5.
  15. John Sewell, "Progressive North York?", The Globe and Mail, April 16, 1984, M1.
  16. "Campaign backers must be identified, North York orders", The Globe and Mail, July 10, 1984, M3.
  17. Dyanne Rivers, "Alderman backs tax credit scheme for civic elections", July 26, 1984, M2.
  18. "Scalper bylaw unfair, alderman charges", The Globe and Mail, April 23, 1984, M1.
  19. Alden Baker and Gary Cohen, "Police plan to intercept stadium liquor", The Globe and Mail, June 5, 1984, M1. Moscoe later acknowledged that he helped pay his way through university by scalping tickets. Paul Moloney, "Bylaw will skin city's scalpers", Toronto Star, September 25, 2003, B01.
  20. Dyanne Rivers, "Traffic an issue in controllers' race 13 seek seats on North York board", The Globe and Mail, November 6, 1985, A16.
  21. Dyanne Rivers, "Scrappy newcomer right at home on North York's Board of Control", The Globe and Mail, February 11, 1986, A14.
  22. John Sewell, "Politically perfect in North York", The Globe and Mail, May 21, 1986, A8.
  23. Lynne Ainsworth, "Soaring rental costs force families to endure hand-to-mouth existence", Toronto Star, February 11, 1986, N6; "Alderman urged to quit task force", The Globe and Mail, November 7, 1986, A15. The latter article title refers to Moscoe's request that Mario Sergio resign from the North York housing task force.
  24. "Senior staff are all men, Moscoe says", The Globe and Mail, January 23, 1986, E15; Dyanne Rivers, "Report on minorities stirs North York row", The Globe and Mail, June 26, 1986, A20; Dyanne Rivers, "Group considering equal opportunity", The Globe and Mail, September 23, 1986, A18; "Equal opportunity plan endorsed in North York", The Globe and Mail, March 24, 1987, A16.
  25. "Smoking talks extinguished in North York", Toronto Star, February 4, 1988, A6; Michael Best, "North York delays restaurant no-smoking bylaw", Toronto Star, April 8, 1986, D22.
  26. "Metro Jews demonstrate against policy of apartheid", Toronto Star, February 10, 1986, C20.
  27. "Moscoe survives ouster bid in North York", The Globe and Mail, February 25, 1986, A16.
  28. "Square dedicated to Lastman", The Globe and Mail, April 23, 1986, A13; Mike Foster, "Lastman finds niche in history thanks to enemy", Toronto Star, May 20, 1986, N4.
  29. Alexander Bruce, "Controller praises banned tabloid", The Globe and Mail, March 15, 1988, A16.
  30. Royson James, "Aldermen storm out in debate on direct vote", Toronto Star, March 3, 1987, A7.
  31. Howard Moscoe, "Politicians should run Metro police and the TTC", Toronto Star, February 5, 1987, A21.
  32. Michael Best, "Sunday shopping vote beaten in North York", Toronto Star, February 9, 1988, A1; Royson James, "Lastman seeks test of Sunday shopping", Toronto Star, January 21, 1988, A1; "'Local option' for Sundays rejected by municipalities", The Globe and Mail, January 30, 1988, A13.
  33. Royson James, "Task force to create plan for shopping on Sundays", Toronto Star, January 19, 1990, A6; "Supporters of Sunday shopping want task-force chairman to quit", The Globe and Mail, February 20, 1990, C6.
  34. Bruce DeMara, "Moscoe in election scrap despite acclamation", Toronto Star, October 26, 1988, A9.
  35. Jim Byers, "Metro's captain off to a slow start", Toronto Star, A27.
  36. Sean Fine, "Metro makes transit body all political", The Globe and Mail, December 16, 1988, A1.
  37. David Lewis Stein, "The better way by far: Get rid of the TTC", Toronto Star, December 21, 1988. A report in late 2006 suggested removing elected officials from the TTC. Moscoe criticized this suggestion, and repeated that the citizen members were patronage appointees. See Jeff Gray, "Traffic crisis looms, report warns", The Globe and Mail, November 17, 2006, A19.
  38. Michael Smith, "TTC head 2 others get axe at Metro", Toronto Star, December 16, 1988, A6.
  39. Howard Moscoe, "$29 million for Arts Centre could cut taxes 36%", Toronto Star, June 20, 1991, N4.
  40. Howard Moscoe, "Election reform left huge holes", Toronto Star, July 26, 1989, A25.
  41. "How the members of Metro Council stack up", Toronto Star, November 9, 1991, SA2.
  42. "No changes on police board", Toronto Star, December 6, 1991, A6.
  43. Bob Brent, "CNE in the running for off-track betting", Toronto Star, May 3, 1994, A8; Kathleen Goldhar, "CNE wants its casino to get full-time status", Toronto Star, August 20, 1996, A2.
  44. Bruce Campion-Smith, "Former Mulroney aide linked to Pearson deal", Toronto Star, October 2, 1993, A1; Bruce Campion-Smith and Bob Brent, "Tory, critic clash over Pearson deal", Toronto Star, October 7, 1993, A6.
  45. David Lewis Stein, Bruce Campion-Smith and Bob Brent, "Chrétien zeroes in on Metro", Toronto Star, October 28, 1993, A6.
  46. Royson James, "TTC rejects transfer ads for gay, lesbian services", Toronto Star, June 9, 1993, A8.
  47. Royson James, "Cultural cash cut for gay groups", Toronto Star, June 30, 1993, A6.
  48. Antonie Halff, "Toronto Metro Council To Reconsider Shell Boycott", Dow Jones International News, January 12, 1996, 15:24 report.
  49. Peter Small, "Finger ID passes vote hurdle", Toronto Star, May 15, 1996, A6.
  50. Harold Levy, "Protest turnout hurt by weather", Toronto Star, January 29, 1997, A13.
  51. Royson James, "Mel scores coup on council jobs", Toronto Star, January 14, 1998, A15.
  52. Mark Gollom, "City council finally cuts the bickering and attaches names to committee posts", National Post, December 8, 2000.
  53. James Rusk, "Councillor vexes Lastman", The Globe and Mail, November 29, 2002, A26.
  54. Linda Diebel and Vanessa Lu, "Bombardier settles $75M housing deal", Toronto Star, December 4, 2003, A01.
  55. Jack Lakey, "Winning the race flat on his back", Toronto Star, January 1, 2004, B05.
  56. James Cowan, "Toronto may quit municipalities group", National Post, September 16, 2004, A5. John Gerretsen, McGuinty's Municipal Affairs Minister, argued that the AMO deal would still allow the province to negotiate with Toronto to specific issues. See Robert Benzie, Kerry Gillespie and Caroline Mallan, "Province chides mayor", Toronto Star, August 26, 2004, A14.
  57. Royson James, "First step on T.O.'s road to adulthood", Toronto Star, September 25, 2004, A01.
  58. Katherine Harding, "Street to be named after Callwood", The Globe and Mail, July 24, 2004, A8.
  59. Vanessa Lu, "Councillors boost own salaries", Toronto Star, November 10, 2005, B01.
  60. James Cowan, "Councillors nix their own 12.25% raise", National Post, February 1, 2006, A10.
  61. Bruce DeMara, "Council's in a tizzy over the F-word", Toronto Star, July 22, 2004, B02; Jeff Gray, "'Sexist' slammed", The Globe and Mail, March 31, 2006, A13.
  62. Sandie Benitah, "Investigation of Moscoe sought by fellow councillor", Town Crier, 16 January 2006. Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  63. James Cowan, "'Lady Jane' attracts punters", National Post, December 12, 2005, A12. See James Cowan, "Moscoe forced to apologize for office pool on mayoral race", National Post, December 13, 2005, A16 and James Cowan, "Pay raise up in the air as year ends", National Post, December 17, 2005, A17;
  64. Jeff Gray, "'Sexist' slammed", The Globe and Mail, March 31, 2006, A13. See "It's Miller's time in pages of Vanity Fair", The Globe and Mail, April 8, 2006, A12.
  65. Donovan Vincent, "Group targets Moscoe, Rae", Toronto Star, July 19, 2006, B04; James Cowan, "Community group works to unseat councillors", National Post, July 19, 2006, A10.
  66. Jim Byers and Vanessa Lu, "Sewell shares the wealth", Toronto Star, October 5, 2006, R6.
  67. Jeff Gray, "Moscoe to chair licensing committee", The Globe and Mail, December 6, 2006, A24.
  68. Paul Moloney, "Moscoe touts licence fee for landlords", Toronto Star, December 7, 2006, A18.
  69. James Cowan, "City considers ranking system for apartments", National Post, January 20, 2007, A16.
  70. Donovan Vincent, "Moscoe calls for tour of squalor", Toronto Star, January 22, 2007, E4.
  71. Jim Byers, "Scrap disabled parking system: Moscoe", Toronto Star, February 13, 2007, E1.
  72. Howard Moscoe, "Subsidize the disabled poor, not those with cars" [letter], Toronto Star, February 15, 2007, A23.
  73. Jennifer Lewington, "Limits on airport limos endorsed", The Globe and Mail, A6.
  74. Paul Moloney and John Spears, "Temporary truce in airport cab wars", Toronto Star, April 25, 2007, B1.
  75. Kelly Patrick, "Moscoe loses quest to have wards named rather than merely numbered", National Post, April 24, 2007, A9.
  76. Marina Strauss, "Mississauga will not enter federal group, mayor says", The Globe and Mail, June 7, 1979, P3.
  77. Margaret Polanyi, "Rush-hour traffic will double in Metro by 2011, report says", The Globe and Mail, September 8, 1989, A13.
  78. Jim Byers, "Make developers pay for transit, panel says", Toronto Star, March 6, 1991, A6.
  79. "TTC chief opposes lower fares for poor", The Globe and Mail, January 10, 1992, A8.
  80. Robert MacLeod, "Councillor seeks policy change to encourage small advertisers", The Globe and Mail, January 11, 1992, A9.
  81. "Trolleys come to end of line", The Globe and Mail, January 29, 1992, A10; "Trolleys live again", The Globe and Mail, June 3, 1992, A1.
  82. Royson James, "Bitter TTC battle ends with riders out of pocket", Toronto Star, March 1, 1992, B4.
  83. Bruce Campion-Smith, "TTC riders now facing longer wait", Toronto Star, February 18, 1996, A3; Bruce Campion-Smith, "TTC hike hits seniors, students", Toronto Star, May 1, 1996, A6; Gay Abbate, "$31-million annual budget cut will wreck system, TTC says", The Globe and Mail, September 9, 1997, A5.
  84. Jack Lakey, "Turned from a prince to a pauper; Tory win in 1995 seen as crucial point for TTC money woes", Toronto Star, March 29, 2004, B01.
  85. Jane Armstrong, "Transit for disabled needs boost Metro told", Toronto Star, April 5, 1995, A6.
  86. Kris Rushowy, "TTC votes to cut its service for disabled", Toronto Star, August 15, 1995, A3.
  87. Kris Rushowy, "TTC asks disabled to curb use of transit", Toronto Star, September 27, 1995, A6.
  88. Peter Small, "Wheel-Trans cuts postponed", Toronto Star, January 24, 1996, A6; Bruce Campion-Smith, "New TTC buses give disabled riders a lift", Toronto Star, July 30, 1996, A3.
  89. Paul Moloney, "TTC showdown for Moscoe Chair", Toronto Star, June 11, 1998, B1; Gay Abbate, "TTC honchos kiss and make up", The Globe and Mail, June 12, 1998, A10; Paul Moloney, "Time out in TTC battle", Toronto Star, June 15, 1998, B3.
  90. Joseph Hall, "Departing transit boss blames Moscoe", Toronto Star, April 30, 1999, p. 1.
  91. Joseph Hall, "GO chief transfers to TTC", Toronto Star, July 21, 1999, p. 1.
  92. Gay Abbate, "Politicians quarrelling as transit strike looms", The Globe and Mail, April 8, 1999, A7.
  93. Joseph Hall and Jack Lakey, "Moscoe keeps job with deft manoeuvre", Toronto Star, April 9, 1999, p. 1.
  94. Rebecca Braig, "Moscoe foes launch new bid to oust him", Toronto Star, May 12, 1999, p. 1.
  95. James Rusk, "Council adds two positions to troubled transit board", The Globe and Mail, June 10, 1999, A9.
  96. Gay Abbate, "Moscoe will go to court to fend off latest coup", The Globe and Mail, June 12, 1999, A15.
  97. James Rusk, "Victorious Moscoe gains meeting with the mayor", The Globe and Mail, June 30, 1999, A6; James Rusk, "Council reverses approval for police helicopter", The Globe and Mail, July 8, 1999, A9.
  98. Joseph Hall, "Moscoe offers to quit TTC job over leak", Toronto Star, December 9, 1999, p. 1.
  99. James Rusk, "Davis wants formal probe of TTC information leak", The Globe and Mail, December 10, 1999, A10
  100. James Rusk, "Moscoe remains at TTC, Kinahan quits in protest", The Globe and Mail, January 13, 2000, A21. Blake Kinahan resigned his position on the TTC after the January 2000 effort.
  101. "Transit commission did job despite the childish antics", Toronto Star, October 16, 2000, p. 1.
  102. Jennifer Lewington, "New authority to oversee Golden Horseshoe service", The Globe and Mail, March 28, 2003, A15.
  103. Royson James, "Once again, we ask: Who's driving this bus?", Toronto Star, May 14, 2003, B03.
  104. Jennifer Lewington, "TC gas tax finding favour, poll says", The Globe and Mail, November 3, 1999, A3; Caroline Mallan, "1 cent a litre to be announced Tuesday", Toronto Star, May 15, 2004, A01.
  105. Jennifer Lewington, "TTC hoopla hides a lack of hard cash", The Globe and Mail, March 31, 2004, A12; Keith Leslie, "Ont. gives TTC another $90 million to stave off proposed 25-cent fare hike", Canadian Press, March 31, 2004, 12:34 report.
  106. Keith Leslie, "Tories putting cities at risk: PM", Vancouver Sun, June 18, 2005, A5.
  107. Noah Love, "Toronto commuter strike averted", Canadian Press, April 10, 2005, 22:03 report; James Cowan, "Shouting match broke impasse in TTC talks", National Post, April 11, 2005, A10.
  108. Kevin McGran, "TTC passengers face fare increase", Toronto Star, February 10, 2005, A01.
  109. Jeff Gray, "Fares to rise a dime or two a ride, TTC warns", The Globe and Mail, February 7, 2006, A11; Royson James, "10 cents", Toronto Star, February 9, 2006, B01.
  110. Katherine Harding, "Battle lanes drawn over St. Clair streetcar", The Globe and Mail, April 12, 2004, A7.
  111. Donovan Vincent, "Contender targets St. Clair project", Toronto Star, October 11, 2006, C7.
  112. "Gardiner in desperate need of repair: engineer", Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 10 April 2006, 10:10 report.
  113. Pierre Lachaine, "TTC chairman in favour of united Toronto-area transit system", National Post, March 23, 2006, A12.
  114. Kevin McGran, "Tax break for commuters", Toronto Star, May 2, 2006, A07.
  115. Peter Kuitenbrouwer, "City Hall unhappy with region's transit plans", National Post, October 13, 2006, A12.
  116. CTV Toronto - Transit union ads inaccurate, says TTC chair - CTV News, Shows and Sports - Canadian Television
  117. Kevin McGran, "Moscoe apologizes to TTC driver", Toronto Star, June 2, 2006.
  118. Royson James, "Why does everyone leave except politicians?", Toronto Star, June 7, 2006, B05.
  119. John Barber, "Manager ends great career with juvenile temper tantrum", The Globe and Mail, June 7, 2006, A13; Susan Ruttan, "New transportation boss keen to take transit down 'right road'", Edmonton Journal, October 31, 2006, B2.
  120. "Will Mayor rise to the challenge?", Toronto Star, May 30, 2006, A07; Jeff Gray and Jennifer Lewington, "TTC head quits, cites political meddling", The Globe and Mail, June 7, 2006, A13; Paul Moloney, "Moscoe refutes meddler claims", Toronto Star, June 15, 2006, R11.
  121. David Bruser, "'He was always in opposition' A high-profile appointment effectively disengages this irascible meddler from the TTC", Toronto Star, December 7, 2006, R4.
  122. Hélène V. Gagnon, "The Bombardier deal", The Globe and Mail, June 23, 2006, online edition; Jeff Gray, "Bombardier blasts key competitor's ‘wild claims'", The Globe and Mail, June 23, 2006, A14. Siemens has acknowledged that it reached its figure without having access to the TTC's specifications.
  123. John Spears, "TTC cars for subway get the nod", Toronto Star, September 26, 2006, B1.
  124. Hélène V. Gagnon, "The Bombardier deal", The Globe and Mail, June 23, 2006, online edition; Jeff Gray, "Bombardier blasts key competitor's ‘wild claims'", The Globe and Mail, June 23, 2006, A14 ; Kelly Louiseize, "Trainmaker in intense talks with TTC", Northern Ontario Business, May 1, 2006, p. 31; Jeff Gray, "Subway-car deal a ‘fiasco,' Ducharme says", The Globe and Mail, June 8, 2006, A14; Jeff Gray, "Is this an offer TTC can't refuse?", The Globe and Mail, June 16, 2006, A17; Jeff Gray, "Fundraiser invite spurs storm over subway deal", The Globe and Mail, June 16, 2006, A1; Jeff Gray, "Moscoe says he is victim of smear campaign", The Globe and Mail, June 21, 2006, A13; Jeff Gray, "Bombardier blasts key competitor's ‘wild claims'; Siemens defends assertion that it could build 234 new subway cars at lower cost", The Globe and Mail, June 23, 2006, A14; Sean Silcoff, "Bombardier to face Alstom court challenge", National Post, June 29, 2006. Four of six right-leaning councillors who held a press conference to criticize the Bombardier deal later acknowledged meeting with Siemens or its lobbyists.
  125. Jeff Gray, "Under fire, Moscoe looks at resigning as TTC chair", The Globe and Mail, June 9, 2006, A18. (Indicates age 66 at that point)
  126. "TTC in turmoil, Moscoe must go" (editorial), Toronto Star, June 8, 2006, 7:17 report;
  127. "TTC tells Ducharme to leave his job on Thursday", CTV News, June 7, 2006, 8:58 report;
  128. "Moscoe thinking about quitting as TTC chair, CTV News, June 8, 2006, 13:53 report;
  129. James Cowan, "TTC keeps Moscoe, Grimes resigns", National Post, July 20, 2006, A15.
  130. Jennifer Lewington, "Experts give thumbs up to TTC's Bombardier deal", The Globe and Mail (Breaking News), August 24, 2006; Kevin McGran, "TTC backs $710 million subway deal", Toronto Star, August 24, 2006, A12.
  131. Jeff Gray, "Bombardier subway deal clears hurdle", The Globe and Mail, August 31, 2006, A1.
  132. David Bruser, "TTC seeking way to ease riders' wait", Toronto Star, October 26, 2003, A19.
  133. Glynnis Mapp, "New TTC tokens are designed to fight fraud", National Post, November 17, 2006, A13; Hayley Mick, "TTC hopes new token will thwart fraudsters", The Globe and Mail, November 21, 2006, A2.
  134. David Bruser, "Cost may stall automated train plan", Toronto Star, November 18, 2006, A25; David Bruser, "Station master, at your service", Toronto Star, November 20, 2006, B2.
  135. David Bruser, "Federal transit security funds 'slap in the face'", Toronto Star, November 15, 2006, V1.
  136. Jacqueline Thorpe, "TTC should look to private partners, Flaherty suggests", National Post, November 25, 2006, A19.
  137. "Building TTC team 'a whole new ball game': Moscoe", Toronto Star, 2 December 2006.
  138. James Cowan, "Miller appoints committee heads", National Post, December 6, 2006, A10.
  139. "A bumpy ride", Toronto Star, December 7, 2006, R4.
  140. Paul Moloney, "Licence battle stalls new cabbies", Toronto Star, December 18, 2001, B03; Paul Moloney, "Fares rising, more taxis coming", Toronto Star, April 16, 2003, B02.
  141. Royson James, "'Bandit cabbies' common, rivals say", Toronto Star, July 26, 1990, A6.
  142. Jack Lakey, "Cabbies may seek $10 deposit", Toronto Star, February 13, 1998.
  143. Lynn Ainsworth, "Crowd overflows funeral home as hundreds of drivers turn out", Toronto Star, October 11, 1998, A1.
  144. Peter Cheney, "Taxicab licences flagged for change", Toronto Star, March 17, 1998, F1; Bruce DeMara, "Changes closer for Toronto taxis", Toronto Star, October 28, 1998, B3; Andrew Duffy, "Cabbies' union bid 'in home stretch'", Toronto Star, March 2, 1993, A7; Bob Brent, "Cabbies at 3 big firms opt for union", Toronto Star, May 14, 1993, A6; James Rusk, "Council approves overhaul of city's taxi industry", The Globe and Mail, November 27, 1998, A13.
  145. Philip Mascoll, "Keep an eye on that cab meter", Toronto Star, September 2, 2003, B03.
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