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.
The University of Toronto Scarborough Campus hosted a panel discussion for five of the mayoral candidates on Feb. 5. Candidates David Soknacki, Rob Ford, Robb Johannes, Al Gore and Richard Underhill attended the first mayoral panel of the campaign.