In keeping with the spirit of apparently turning Canadian political stereotypes on their heads, Toronto elected the white conservative dude to City Hall today, by a rather large margin too.
It was rather anticlimactic, given the media hype about it being a close race. The thing was not even close to close...unless 12% majorities are now considered close. I wouldn't be surprised, given Calgary also just elected a Muslim mayor. It's also currently snowing in Hell, and the Leafs will win the Stanley Cup this year. Right.
Also, whoever thought of Scantron voting...good work on the efficiency, but it robs election night of the suspense and thrill of watching votes come in. Seriously, the mayoral election was over pretty much 10 minutes into counting. So much for an interesting night.
I am, however, glad to report that one Canadian city has finally caught up, technologically, to the 20th century. This is regardless of the fact that we currently live in the 21st century.
And now, to a much more interesting race: Mississauga. Incumbent mayor Hazel McCallion has been elected to her 12th consecutive term as mayor, with a 68% majority. Polls closed at 8 PM eastern; everybody knew the result at 8 AM eastern, when polls opened. If all goes well with Hazel in her final term, she will be 93 when she finally retires, having served since 1978. As a reference, Mississauga became a city in 1974.
As with typical municipal elections, voter turnout was well below 50%. Glad to know democracy is alive and well in Canada.
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