On Monday morning, Mayor John Tory did a 14 minute interview with Matt Galloway on CBC’s Metro Morning. We transcribed the interview and highlighted how Mayor Tory could have stepped up for us, but didn’t. Read the full post here.
Read MoreTell Council to Stop Ford’s TTC Grab!→
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Thursday city council debates Premier Ford’s plan to steal valuable pieces of our TTC — including our subway system. Use our action form send an email directly to your councillor and the mayor.
Ford’s grab of the TTC won’t improve our commutes. It will make fares even higher and leave us with less say over our transit system.
City Council votes this Thursday. Tell Mayor Tory and your city councillor to stand up to Ford and vote to the stop the giveaway of the TTC. Take action now: https://www.progresstoronto.ca/ttc-grab-take-action.
Read MoreRally at City Hall→
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On Thursday, December 13, city council will debate Premier Doug Ford’s plan to break apart our TTC and steal away valuable pieces of it — including our subway system.
Ford’s grab of the TTC won’t improve our commutes. It will make fares even higher and leave us with less say over our transit system.
TTCriders, Progress Toronto, and organizations from across the city are rallying at 12:30pm at City Hall this Thursday. Join us! https://www.progresstoronto.ca/rally-for-ttc
Read MoreThe New Term of Council
/This is an exciting week in local politics! It is the beginning of the new term of city council and the school board. Councillors and trustees are being sworn in and decision-making processes are being set up!
At Progress Toronto, we are getting ready for the work ahead and we need your help!
We want to send you updates and actions that are most relevant to you — to let you know how your local councillor or trustee is voting on key issues and help you get in touch with them to advocate for a more progressive Toronto.
To do this, make sure you’re subscribed to our email list and with your postal code. With your postal code, we are able to determine what ward you live in and your councillor.
Add your information here so we can send you local and relevant emails: http://eepurl.com/doMMqP
Read MoreThe Election And Next Steps
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Monday night, Toronto’s elections came to a close and the new term will begin this December. At Progress Toronto we are ready to get to work to win on key issues at council and the school board.
Vote Today!
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Vote before 8pm Today! Progress Toronto volunteers are calling and texting to get out the vote for progressive candidates in key school board and city council races across the city!
We’ve been running a strong and effective grassroots campaign that mobilized hundreds of volunteers in swing polls across Toronto, focused on unseating some of Toronto’s worst councillors and getting a dozen progressive candidates elected to the school board and city council.
Read MoreVolunteer: 3 Days Left!
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We've got only a few days left until election day and we need your help to make the difference!
Can you help out by joining us in phoning voters?
Volunteer: What 3 Hours Means
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We've got only a few days left until election day and we need your help to make the difference!
Can you help out by joining us in phoning voters?
Help Stop Mammoliti
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I just got back from Giorgio Mammoliti's ward. Tonight I was with our incredible volunteers just north of Islington and Finch, working hard to unseat Mammoliti — one of Toronto's worst city councillors.
Read MoreCampaign Action Plan
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Big news! We have just released our 2018 Election Action Plan and we have only 18 days left to see it through! This summer, Doug Ford, threw our local elections into chaos and did his best to stop incredible progressive candidates across Toronto from getting elected. With your help, we fought back and mobilized tens of thousands of people across Toronto.
Read MoreProgress Toronto launches process for identifying Progressive Champions - and council’s worst villains
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September 19, 2018
For Immediate Release
Toronto, ON - Despite the ongoing chaos Premier Doug Ford has created in Toronto, the election is little more than 30 days away and so is Toronto’s opportunity to elect Progressive Champions and unseat some of city council’s worst villains in key local races.
Today, Progress Toronto launched online surveys for candidates in the upcoming municipal election. One is for candidates for city council, and the other is for candidates for Toronto District School Board trustee. Both surveys ask questions about candidates’ commitment to tackling key issues at stake in building a progressive city.
Read MoreFord Trampling Rights
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The last 24 hours have been a rollercoaster! Yesterday morning we found out that we won the historic court case on Doug Ford’s Bill 5 — the bill that gerrymandered our wards and slashed Toronto City Council in half, right in the middle of our elections.
We Won Today's Vote!
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This is a quick update to let you know some great news! Today we had a victory in our fight against Ford's attack on our city.Thanks to 30,000 people who signed petitions & thousands who rallied over the last few weeks packing Queen's Park & City Hall again & again — City Council voted to stand up to Ford and take him to court.
The fight against Ford's Bill 5 isn't over, but tonight, let's share our win.
How Mayor Tory Can Stop Ford
/Tomorrow Mayor Tory can choose to stand up to Doug Ford. Toronto City Council will be voting on whether or not to take Premier Ford to court to stop his reckless interference in Toronto's 2018 election. With your help we can win Monday's vote.
Read MoreThank You For Taking Action!
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Thank you for taking action! In the last 48 hours thousands of people across Toronto have emailed the Mayor directly — asking him to stand up for our city and vote in favour of a legal challenge to Ford's undemocratic Bill 5. This is how we will win tomorrow's vote at City Council.
Read MoreFinal Hours FW: Legal Challenge To Ford
/In the last 48 hours thousands of people across Toronto have emailed the Mayor directly — asking him to stand up for our city and vote in favour of a legal challenge to Ford's undemocratic Bill 5. This is how we will win tomorrow's vote at City Council.
Read MoreTell Mayor Tory To Stand Up To Ford
/On Monday, Mayor Tory and Toronto City Council will be voting on whether or not to take Premier Ford to court to stop his reckless interference in Toronto's 2018 election. With your help we can win Monday's vote.
Read MoreStop Ford TownHall August 16 2018
/This Thursday, August 16 at 7pm, people from across Toronto are coming together for a city-wide townhall on Ford's plans for Toronto — and you're invited.
We have teamed up with TTCriders, Social Planning Toronto, Commitment TO Community, Toronto and York Region Labour Council, the Toronto Environmental Alliance, 15 and Fairness, ACORN, and the Urban Alliance on Race Relations to host this townhall. Will you join us?
New Polling Released on Ford's interference in Toronto elections
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Following Ford's undemocratic proposal to fundamentally change Toronto's election while it is underway, Progress Toronto and the Broadbent Institute asked Abacus Data to conduct a survey in Toronto.
Abacus Data surveyed Toronto residents and the findings are clear: 2 in 3 Torontonians want Premier Ford to postpone making this decision until after the elections or to scrap this idea entirely. This includes 1 in 3 Ford voters.
Read MoreNext Action To Stop Ford
/URGENT: Ford just shut down democratic debate on his reckless bill to slash Toronto city council —and could move it to a final vote in the legislature to ram it into law as early as this afternoon.
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