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Mayor John Tory at Ryerson

Toronto mayor John Tory is coming to Ryerson as part of the Ted Rogers School of Management's "Law, Business, Politics - The Real World" speaker series. The event will begin at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 26. The Ryersonian's Monique Phillips will be live-blogging the event to bring you Tory's insights from this lecture/Q&A session.

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Don't miss our live blog of Mayor John Tory's lecture at Ryerson starting today at 3:30 p.m.

by The Ryersonian 3/26/2015 5:35:34 PM
Hi,

My name is Monique Phillips and I am the live blogger for the "Law, Business, Politics- The Real World" featuring Toronto Mayor John Tory.

by Monique Phillips 3/26/2015 7:45:13 PM
Ralph Lean gives the opening remarks citing that some of the student questions are tough, says he "thought he was reading the Toronto Sun."

by Monique Phillips 3/26/2015 7:46:35 PM
Mayor John Tory tells his story about his first day walking into the office the day after being elected. "I could feel that the chaos from the last number of years had taken its toll," said Tory.

by Monique Phillips 3/26/2015 7:50:18 PM
"There is not a general culture of accountability in the building," said Tory.

by Monique Phillips edited by The Ryersonian 3/26/2015 7:52:32 PM
"The general anxiety of making decisions is slowing down," said Tory

by Monique Phillips 3/26/2015 7:56:17 PM
"It is interesting to me what people think of our own city, by and large people are admiring... of the way we embrace each other," said Tory.

by Monique Phillips 3/26/2015 8:02:32 PM
Mayor John Tory says that it is a privilege being the Mayor of Toronto.

by Monique Phillips edited by The Ryersonian 3/26/2015 8:05:37 PM
First question to Mayor John Tory is about transportation in Toronto.

by Monique Phillips 3/26/2015 8:07:37 PM
Mayor John Tory says transportation is a regional problem which is why Toronto should be talking with the mayors of other cities.

by Monique Phillips edited by The Ryersonian 3/26/2015 8:09:38 PM
Next question is about the increase in the cost of a Toronto metropass.

by Monique Phillips edited by The Ryersonian 3/26/2015 8:10:51 PM
Mayor Tory says increasing the cost of a metropass every year by the rate of inflation helps ease a larger increase in the long run. This also helps TTC service to be maintained.

by Monique Phillips 3/26/2015 8:13:05 PM
Mayor John Tory says that the cost of a child fare adds up for a family over a long period of time and he would hate for this to impede on their ability to get to things such as the local community centre.

by Monique Phillips 3/26/2015 8:15:06 PM
"There is no evidence that anything is going to be torn down," said Mayor Tory in response to a question about heritage sites and other places possibly being torn down as a result of Smart Track.

by Monique Phillips 3/26/2015 8:17:30 PM
"We are making investments for the benefit of the whole city, " said Mayor Tory in response to a question about some decisions benefiting some parts of the city more than other parts.

by Monique Phillips 3/26/2015 8:19:14 PM
@JohnTory speaking at @TRSMRyersonU #ryerson http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CBDGW-zWQAAEni5.jpg

by Natasha Campagna via twitter 3/26/2015 8:20:38 PM
"This is the development of the future," said Tory about a development that is going on the Waterfront that will be mixed use. This development will include residential properties, commercial properties and community areas such as the Remix Project.

by Monique Phillips edited by The Ryersonian 3/26/2015 8:25:28 PM
by Monique Phillips 3/26/2015 8:26:59 PM
"We need to get back to being focused on why Toronto is such a great city, " said Tory in response to a question about the city being "refurbished" something he had expressed on The Exchange with Amanda Lang.

by Monique Phillips 3/26/2015 8:31:21 PM
The next question is "Where do you see the responsibility of the government in providing jobs..."

by Monique Phillips 3/26/2015 8:33:08 PM
#johntory more or less says that rob ford majorly tarnished toronto's reputation on an international level. (yes.)

by savethesun via twitter 3/26/2015 8:35:28 PM
Mayor Tory says that the government needs to make it easier for companies to work with them.

by Monique Phillips 3/26/2015 8:36:22 PM
Personal advice from Mayor Tory on getting jobs. He says that as a CEO he was most interested in knowing what you were involved with outside of being in school.

by Monique Phillips 3/26/2015 8:38:43 PM
An audio recording of Mayor Tory discussing why it is important for Toronto to stay competitive on the tax front.

by Monique Phillips 3/26/2015 8:43:04 PM
Great questions from the students for Mayor John Tory. #TRSM @RyersonU

by Joanne Mcneish via twitter 3/26/2015 8:50:20 PM
"People will know that they are accountable to someone," said Tory. Highlights that this will help change the culture of people being accountable and says he meets with the people in charge of different projects to hear about the status.

by Monique Phillips 3/26/2015 8:59:26 PM
Mayor Tory says that he is for "voting going with citizenship."

by Monique Phillips 3/26/2015 9:00:52 PM
#johntory does not support extending voting privileges to permanent residents.

by savethesun via twitter 3/26/2015 9:01:52 PM
Mayor John Tory says that he is offended by the Israel Apartheid group's use of the word 'apartheid.'

by Monique Phillips edited by The Ryersonian 3/26/2015 9:09:27 PM
Mayor John Tory says that he perhaps would have reworded his statement about it being good for young women taking up golf.

by Monique Phillips 3/26/2015 9:14:54 PM
The discussion ends with Lean saying some kind words about Tory.

by Monique Phillips 3/26/2015 9:15:54 PM
Thank you for joining us. If you would like to watch all of Mayor John Tory's lecture, click here

by The Ryersonian 3/26/2015 9:29:46 PM

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