The main contenders Mark Grimes, er….
NOW’s pick Mark Grimes
Grimes hasn’t exactly distinguished himself in seven years on council. Made an ass of himself post-G20 with that resolution supporting the cops’ mad, over-the-top behaviour. But he’s managed to score an important seat on the city’s Economic Development committee and Board of Governors of Exhibition Place. Boasts endorsements from a cross-section of current and former councillors (which means he’s either a complete charmer or has pulled the wool over their eyes). But he’s won praise for work on the waterfront around the old Town of Mimico. Weird thing: scored a big fat F on Toronto Environmental Alliance’s report card. Another one of those tweener wards suffering from the lack of a credible alternative. Not even the Labour Council could bring itself to endorse either of the two lefty challengers, Michael Laxer or Jem Cain, a vice-chair of the LAMP Community Health Centre and member of the Toronto Environmental Alliance who lost to Grimes by 2,700 votes in 2006.