Once the opposition leader in
the provincial assembly and leader of the PC Party of Ontario , John Tory,
despite humiliating defeat and great disappointment in the past provincial
election, has surprised all with a great comeback.
What powered his comeback and success is the firm determination to keep
struggling with a purpose and vision and it paid off. His victory as a Mayor of
Toronto is just the beginning of the long journey he has to make for the top
slots from where he could serve better and in the best possible ways. The
results of the 2014 general elections for Mayor of Toronto, held on October 27,
2014, are as follows:
John Tory: Total votes: 394775. Percentage of total votes:40.276%.
Doug Ford Total votes: 330610. Percentage of total votes:33.73%.
Olivia Chow Total votes: 226879. Percentage of total votes:23.147%.
Indeed, John Tory was not given the coveted position of Mayor of Toronto on a
platter. With a vision and plan for the people and city, he worked hard and
fought for it. I had the opportunity of interviewing him few times when he was
the opposition leader in the Ontario Provincial Assembly. Indeed he was very
clear and impressive.
John Tory wanted to practically serve the people and do something great for them
but then his team failed to respond positively and support him and I would dare
say ditched him. I witnessed his defeat and felt very bad.
I apologised to him on behalf of the community for the insult and humiliation he
faced when he visited the Thorncliffe Park locality. The incident took place
near the Darus Salam Mosque. Those responsible were rotten eggs of the community
who were posing as community and religious leaders. For the vested interests of
the party and to please their leaders, they did all this and the blame came on
the community and Muslims. The community is well aware of the dirty faces,
politics and policies of all such so-called leaders who are exploiters and
characterless characters.
It is hoped that John Tory will not take that incident personally and would
serve the Thorncliffe Park locality with full honesty and spirit of true
leadership. This is what people expect from leader of such a calibre and
character.
Another good development for the Thorncliffe Park locality is the success of Jon
Burnside as Councillor of Ward 26. In the previous election he gave a tough time
to John Parker and this time he achieved success. I have found Jon Burnside as a
young, straight-forward, determined and a dynamic leader who has a great future
ahead and could serve people, province
and the country in the best possible manner. I like and love working with people
and leaders who like and love serving the people sincerely and
honestly---without giving Lollypops and carrots..
John Parker was also good and did his best for the ward-26 although the
Thorncliffe Park locality people were a bit unhappy for being neglected. Jon
Burnside must win the trust and confidence of the people and focus on solving
the issues and problems.
The results are as follows:
Jon Burnside Total votes: 9415. Percentage of total votes 42.729%.
John Parker Total votes: 6167. Percentage of total votes 27.989%.
Ishrath Velshi Total votes: 3055. Percentage of total votes 13.865% .
MISSISSAUGA: In the elections for Mississauga Mayor, Bonnie Crombie crushed
others with a big lead. I happened to meet her and interview her before she won
the MP elections against Wajid Ali Khan. The big lead shows the respect, trust
and confidence she enjoys. Her impressive personality and tremendous
contributions is proving that she means business and is determined to serve the
people and city.
It will be a great task for Bonnie Crombie as people are used to the great Hazel
McCallion, who was first elected as Mayor of Mississauga in 1978 and was the
longest serving mayor of the city. She is a symbol of true leadership and an
example worth following.
The results of the elections are as follows:
Bonnie Crombie 102,346 (63.5%).
Steven Mahoney 46,224 (28.7%).
Dil Muhammad 2,429 (1.5%).
Stephen King 1,874 (1.2%).
Masood Khan 1,254 (0.8%).
IRRESPONSIBLE MEDIA: Many calls were received from surprised and curious people
who read the column of the highly respected and internationally renowned
journalist Azim M. Mian of GEO and Jang Group. Azim M. Mian is based in United
States and covers visits and events of VVIPs and VIPs. They were shocked by the
irresponsible reporting by such a responsible and professional journalist of the
calibre of Azim M. Mian.
In his column titled “Tabdeel Shuda Canada---Allama Qadri Ki Wapsi”, published
in Jang, Karachi, of October 29, 201,4 Azim Mian wrote that out of 100 Muslim
candidates only Max Khan (Masood) and Zeeshan (Milton) emerged successful.
When relevant websites were checked for elections results, what to speak of
success the name of Max Khan (Masood) was found nowhere in the councillors list.
One name Masood Khan was found in the list of candidates for Mayor of
Mississauga who got only total votes 1,254 (0.8%). From where and how did Azim
M. Mian got the name of Max Khan (Masood) as a winner or elected one only he or
GEO or Jang Group must be knowing better..
Yes, the name of Zeeshan Hamid was found as elected one in Milton. Zeeshan Hamid
contested for Councillor Ward-8 of Milton and won with total votes 1184 (43.29
%).