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What’s missing when a candidate drops out?

When mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson walked into her campaign office last Sept. 9, she was greeted by a sometimes uncommon sight – reporters ready and waiting. “We became accustomed to the fact that every time I had a press announcement, the press wouldn’t cover it,” Thomson said. But the reporters’ presence that day was bittersweet. Thomson was about to drop out of the running for mayor of Toronto. According to Thomson, the room was so silent you could hear a pin drop.





Lack of secure funding hampers TTC expansion

TTC riders made their voices heard at a public symposium on public transit on Tuesday. Former Toronto mayoral candidate, Sarah Thomson, is the chair of Toronto Transit Alliance, a group pushing for a one per cent sales tax to provide stable transit funding. Andy Byford, TTC CEO, also attended the event to meet transit users and listen to their concerns.