Posted: Jan 14, 2021 9:32 PM ET | Last Updated: January 15
Twenty-seven candidates are running in a municipal byelection on Friday in Scarborough-Agincourt. Community groups led by Scarborough Civic Action Network interviewed candidates by Zoom and put the interviews on YouTube. Fourteen candidates took part.(Submitted by Anna Kim)
The city is urging residents in Ward 22 to get out and vote in the Scarborough-Agincourt byelection on Friday despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
Friday s byelection is being held to replace Jim Karygiannis, who was removed as city councillor last year due to a campaign spending violation in the 2018 municipal election.
Twenty-seven candidates are running for municipal office. There are 65,793 people eligible to vote.
Last Updated Wednesday, January 13, 2021 12:47PM EST A byelection being held to find a new Ward 22 councillor will proceed as planned despite the fact that it is scheduled to be held a day after a provincial stay-at-home order goes into effect. Voters are set to go to the polls on Friday in Scarborough-Agincourt in a byelection that was scheduled last year to replace former councillor Jim Karygiannis, who was ousted from office over campaign expenses. But on Tuesday, Premier Doug Ford declared a new state of emergency for Ontario amid soaring COVID-19 case counts which threaten to overwhelm the healthcare system. Ford also said a stay-at-home order would be in effect for the entire province as of 12:01 a.m. on Thursday. All residents aside from essential workers are being asked to stay home as much as possible and to venture out only for essential reasons such as grocery shopping and doctors appointments.
Posted: Jan 11, 2021 7:38 AM ET | Last Updated: January 11
Twenty-seven candidates are running to replace Jim Karygiannis, who was removed as city councillor in September 2020 due to a campaign spending violation in the 2018 municipal election. Community groups led by Scarborough Civic Action Network interviewed candidates by Zoom and put the interviews on YouTube. Fourteen candidates took part.(Submitted by Anna Kim)
Canada Councillor Writes Buhari, Says Sowore’s Arrest Casts Negative Light On Nigeria
The Councillor noted that the continued detention of Sowore and his inability to have the opportunity to bail should be resolved by the President within the confines of the law.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Jan 08, 2021
A former Canada Member of Parliament and Toronto City Councillor, Honourable Jim Karygiannis, has written to President Muhammadu Buhari, warning that the arrest and detention of human rights’ activist, Omoyele Sowore, casts a negative light on Nigeria and its justice system.
The Councillor noted that the continued detention of Sowore and his inability to have the opportunity to bail should be resolved by the President within the confines of the law.
TORONTO Advance polls open today in a by-election being held to choose a new local councillor for Ward 22 Scarborough-Agincourt following the ouster of Jim Karygiannis. Karygiannis was removed from office halfway through his second council term over campaign expenses from the 2018 election. In council’s previous term, the area was represented by Karygiannis and former councillor Norm Kelly. Voters heading to the polls today have a wide range of choices, with 27 registered candidates and no incumbent.
A diverse, fast-growing area Whoever wins will represent a diverse and fast-growing part of the city. There are 105,000 residents in the ward, according to 2016 census records. The ward was about half the size prior to 2018 when the Ford government used its power to redraw local ward boundaries in Toronto, cutting council in half.