InTorontoTV: mayoral candidates on Pride funding

Mayoral candidates on Pride funding

Toronto's 2010 mayoral candidates participated in a public debate at the Gladstone Hotel on September 9 to discuss ways of making Toronto a better place for small and medium-sized businesses. IN Toronto posed the question of whether or not the candidates would encourage city council to support funding the Toronto Pride festival, an event that benefits local businesses annually.

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News & Politics

Tags:

• Toronto election 2010
• mayoral election
• voteTO
• George Smitherman
• Rocco Rossi
• Rob Ford
• Sarah Thomson
• Joe Pantalone
• gay
• lesbian
• Toronto Pride
• election
• funding
• business
• IN Toronto
• Michael Pihach

[bgibb101]

@tallderektoronto - The sight of Smitherman kissing his "husband" on the lips on TV with their adopted two-year-old-son between them put tens of thousands of ethnic voters off. The African, Tamils, Muslims and West Indians voted for Rob Ford, who is straight. Smitherman laughingly blamed Ford for this "homopbic"' turn of events, when it was the immigrants themselves (most who come from countries that are hostile to gay rights) decided for themselves who the new mayor would be......

[tallderektoronto]

@bgibb101 well, ya he an out gay man lol he's great

[bgibb101]

@81pluto - is it just me or does George Smitherman look like a screaming homosexual? Lol.

[81pluto]

Is it just me or does Rob look constipated when Joe's answering? lol

[mdr130418]

lol, Thomson makes no sense at all, the Santa-clause parade ALSO brings in millions of people who spend money in our businesses, what does she mean "there's a real difference"? Ford is right, we really shouldn't be funding any parades right now, the businesses that get the support from them should be the ones sponsoring these events. Smitherman's point seams valid, but I'm just wondering where that extra money is going to come from. Rossi's changing the subject, idk why.

[film35m]

wow,the mayors debate webcast looks terrible,love the wedding microphones. what is with the sound, what a mess. my friends who went said it was so badly done, the candidates look like fools, I feel sorry for them.