Tag: Civic election 2022
Civic election: Labour council backs Josh Morgan, several incumbents
An umbrella group for London-area labour unions is backing Josh Morgan for mayor, plus a handful of incumbents and a slew of new civic election candidates with just a month until voters go to the polls. At a news conference planned for Saturday morning, the London and District Labour Council shared its endorsements for city […]
Civic election: Ward 6 incumbent says she left debate because she felt ‘unsafe’
Coun. Mariam Hamou walked out of a Ward 6 candidates debate early after a family member in the audience grilled her on her voting record.
Khalil Ramal positions himself as agent of change in mayor’s race: Experts
Mayoral candidate Khalil Ramal is using his campaign platform — full of big-ticket promises like reviving full bus rapid transit and building 6,000 affordable housing units — to position himself as a change to the status quo in London, experts say. It’s the best way to set himself apart from deputy mayor Josh Morgan, but […]
Civic election: London candidate decries anti-disabled sign ‘attack’
Joy McCall was driving back from a night shift at the hospital Sunday morning when she noticed black marker scribbles all over one of her husband’s campaign signs. She brought it home and put it in the family’s garage. Later, when Jeremy McCall reviewed the damage, he noticed the words scrawled on his signs, including […]
Civic election 101: What you need to know about London’s municipal races
There’s no one big hot button this time out, but with issues aplenty – from housing and poverty to the economy, crime and growth – a new mayor to be chosen and a changing of the guard on council, there’s lots on the line when Londoners head to the polls Oct. 24.