Miroslav: I seriously like the last part of your comment.

Miroslav:I work on Sundays, I respect that people have different views and religions, just don’t force your religion on others. No single religion should force their views/ways on the rest of society. I went to Catholic highschool but I am against it. In an ideal world we would have a school board for all other religions, but then that would mean separating people based on their religions. If I had the powers right now, I would merge all school boards into one. No one is stopping you from practicing your religion. In fact one of my best highschool memories was that World Religions course where we went to a temple, mosque, synagogue and other places of worship from different religions. In fact I have been invited by friends throughout the years to attend their worships.
Some places have for example ask you to take off your shoes, some have women in a separate section, others have their day on saturday, some on friday and so forth. It is great that we have such multicultural/multireligious city. I will continue going to different worship events. They do it different than my own religion. I will continue to go to different cultural festivals. I view both types of events as a way to learn about different people in our city. It’s awesome.

Miroslav: I am an activist. I have been helpping my community and others in Toronto for 15 years. I started in highschool. I am willing to work with any candidate that becomes Mayor. Some candidates are better than others. We even have a racist (he clearly says he is a racist not a nazi – ask Jonathan Goldsbie (@goldsbie)). I am there usually one of the first people to vote. I have voted in every Municipal election since 1998, every Ontario provincial and federal election since 1998. I even helped out some of the campaigns and in three by-elections. It is quite fun and you get to see another side of democracy. If I post here: “I am endorsing xyz” then I feel that I am sort of doing a disservice. I have talked to most candidates, I have no problem criticizing any of their platforms. I give them suggestions. People should be going up to the candidates (not just the media5) and getting their points across.

I will be voting on October 25. If I have to crawl on my stomach to go to the gym/church/whatever location. I want that 60% of eligible voters not to vote to actually go vote.

Miroslav:I seen Sarah Thomson go to a lot of events as well. I haven’t counted based on photos/tweets but if Rossi was the busiest candidate, it wouldn’t surprise me. He is doing a good job. He just wasn’t at this debate. Why do people have to cry like babies because I mentioned that?

Toronto is a diverse community and this debate itself was planned in poor judgement and lacked the consideration that was needed especially on a Friday night Sabbath during Caribana weekend.. in a neighborhood of predominantly religious Jewish families and another large part of the community at the one celebration Toronto has each year – so unfair and so unthoughtful.

It is not up to the candidates but its up to the organizers to know better and if its clear that they do not know better than its not up to you to sit here and judge someone like Rossi who does know better.

Miroslav: All I said was that Rocco Rossi was not there and now you are accusing me of bashing? Why is it that Rossi’s campaign can’t handle criticism and have to twist everything around like you just did?

Jeriko, Natasha, me and the rest of Discovering Toronto With Transit editors, writers and rest of staff will mention every time ANY “media5″ candidate is not at a Mayoral debate. About 20% of our staff are Jewish. If they want to take Sabbath off then they can do it. If they want to work during Sabbath then it is up to them. I don’t force any of my staff to work during their religious holidays/important days. There were at least 5 Jewish members of the community at the debate including Howard.

Achampong, Brereton & Pampena also debated Ford, Smitherman & Thomson at the Canadian Black Caucus Debate in June…

I was amused that Achampong was able to rise from 8th place to 2nd when Natasa announced you guys were closing at 1025 votes and eventually 1355, the rise was one of those interesting statistics.

Miroslav: Apparently you don’t follow me on twitter, I am seriously pissed at Smitherman’s request to have a debate with JUST Ford. We have a nick name for him: George the Destroyer of Democracy.
By the time I was aware of the CBCD, it was after the debate.
1025 = The 25th. day of the 10th. month is when you go vote.
The poll was opened for a month at the end, people don’t truly care right now about the campaign, it’s summer. People will start caring a month before election day. That’s also the rough day when signs will start being placed at our yards/windows/fences/etc…

Miroslav:I don’t think Charlene Cottle and Sonny Yeung have twitter. There is going to be a report card after the EMD on our 5 candidates. There is a mayoral debate tonight (most likely the media5 are going to be there). I am attending and leaving in about 30 minutes, I will start publishing the report cards of the media5 when I come back. Will be doing one final review of the post then it will be published at 9am tomorrow.

There are many ways to run for office and the most important is exposure.

As one professor from the Rotman School of Management said it’s all about exposure and telling voters what you want to do to make Toronto a better city.

The big five candidates that the media wants to hear from, are good at raising funds for their election and they give a lot of speeches that means more media coverage.

The big five have lots of money for trinkets and handouts and fancy election signs and some are even biodegradable.

What are they really offering, Rossi wants to paint a line in the sand as in no bike lanes and Smitherman wants to throw kids into Lake Ontario and teach them to swim and at least they can hang onto the dead fish floating by and look at Ford just wants to cut back to the stone age and Thomson has experience in turning money losing companies into profitable ones and all she is talking about is the TTC and Pantalone just wants to keep it the way it is.

I feel that this will be a unique election just because there is no real frontrunner and voters will be searching the Internet and the airwaves to see what is being offering.

Again congratulations

Tibor Steinberger
A Vote For Me Is A Vote For You

Miroslav: Some candidates are holding tea parties, some held a beer party.
Just because I attend them doesn’t mean I will vote for them. I just like to be informed.

All these events have one thing in common: Candidate talks to Torontonians. Good Luck