Ryerson MBA Speaker Series: Mayoral Discussion
Join us on October 9th, 2014 from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. as Globe and Mail reporter Robyn Doolittle, former Toronto city councillor Karen Stintz, and CP24's Stephen LeDrew take part in the Ryerson MBA Speaker Series. All three guests will discuss the mayoral race and answer questions from the audience. Tweet reporters Sarah Traynor (@tweetTraynor) and Emanuela Orsini (@emanuelaors) with your questions and comments.
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Stintz: When I think about next year, we won;t have the same construction challenges as this year because of PanAm games. It will be easierby Emanuela Orsini via twitter 10/9/2014 8:16:03 PM -
Stintz: Next year we won't have the same construction challenges as this year because we had a lot happening because of the Pan Am Games.by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:16:13 PM -
Lean says he hates bicycles. He would ban cyclists. Laughs in the room.by Emanuela Orsini via twitter 10/9/2014 8:16:53 PM
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Lean says he'd ban bicycles. Doolittle calls him out for his 1950's thinking.by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:17:02 PM
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Q: Cycling infrastructure is stagnant. What is your opinion on increasing bicycle lanes?by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:18:01 PM
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Q: cycling infrastructure is stagnant while cyclists increased. What is your opinion on cycling in the cityby Emanuela Orsini via twitter 10/9/2014 8:18:22 PM
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Doolittle: I just bought a car this year. When I'm driving I hate cyclists. When I'm biking, I hate drivers.by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:18:29 PM
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Doolittle: Having cyclists on the busy streets is unsafe.by Emanuela Orsini via twitter 10/9/2014 8:18:47 PM
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Doolittle: Having cyclists in car lanes is disruptive and unsafe. But people need to get out of their cars and on a bike.by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:19:08 PM
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Doolittle: people do need to get out of their cars and the city will slowly continue towards that.by Emanuela Orsini via twitter 10/9/2014 8:19:15 PM
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Theres a proposal for 100km of separated bike lanes. LeDrew says its not expensive as all.by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:19:37 PM
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LewDrew: Cycle Lane on Jarvis St. a waste of money - not the right place for a cycle laneby Emanuela Orsini via twitter 10/9/2014 8:19:43 PM
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Doolittle says in other world class cities peopled don't drive in the city because its just too busy. You have to walk or cycle.by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:20:21 PM
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Stintz: cycles to work - no motive of transportation more reliable than cycling.by Emanuela Orsini via twitter 10/9/2014 8:20:50 PM
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Stintz says she likes biking because she knows exactly how long it will take her to get to work. No other mode offers that.by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:21:10 PM
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Lean thinks Tory and Ford really dislike each other. Hasn't seen this much dislike before.by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:22:46 PM
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LeDrew thinks Tory doesn't dislike Ford but Ford dislikes Tory.by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:23:11 PM
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Q: Why are women underrepresented in politics? How do we take steps to overcome this?by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:25:15 PM
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Stintz: it's true that there are less women than men in politics right now.by Emanuela Orsini via twitter 10/9/2014 8:25:27 PM
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Stintz: Women don't build networks as much as men do.by Emanuela Orsini via twitter 10/9/2014 8:25:50 PM
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Stintz: My campaign didn't die because I'm a woman, it died because I didn't have money. Speaks to women and networking.by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:25:58 PM
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Stintz: It's not intuitive to women to build networks with financial backbone.by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:26:26 PM
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Stintz: Not intuitive to build those networks - There are less women in public office because men do, but we're still learning and positiveby Emanuela Orsini via twitter 10/9/2014 8:26:27 PM
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Doolittle: More negative about the future than Stintz. An aggressive man seen as a strong personality. A woman is a bitch.by Emanuela Orsini via twitter 10/9/2014 8:27:06 PM
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Doolittle: Traits that women have are seen as negative by men. Aggressive man = strong personality, aggressive woman= bitch.by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:27:07 PM
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Doolittle: We all need to change our own attitudes. Also how women view politics and leadership.by Emanuela Orsini via twitter 10/9/2014 8:27:54 PM
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LeDrew: It's that way because of history. Can't just make transition from women being at home to women being in workplace.by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:28:23 PM
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LeDrew: It's about history. Trying to get women as directors on board for the future.by Emanuela Orsini via twitter 10/9/2014 8:28:33 PM
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Q: For Doolittle and Stintz - How have you experienced forms of sexism in your careers?by Emanuela Orsini via twitter 10/9/2014 8:29:05 PM
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Q: What are the systematic barriers that women experience that prevent them from advancing in careers?by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:29:06 PM
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Doolittle: During kidnapping training at the Star, 1 of a couple of women in the group. FBI agent asked Doolittle to make copies of booksby Emanuela Orsini via twitter 10/9/2014 8:29:56 PM
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Doolittle talks about kidnapping training for reporters at Star. Guy leading seminar asked Doolittle to make copies of handout.by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:30:19 PM
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Doolittle: subtle thing that you encounter a lot. Things have changed in the last 50 yrs. But a lot of things stalled.by Emanuela Orsini via twitter 10/9/2014 8:30:45 PM
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LeDrew: I disagree. Female staff at CTV a lot more than at The Star.by Emanuela Orsini via twitter 10/9/2014 8:31:21 PM
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Doolittle: The National Post just got their first female editor in chief.by Emanuela Orsini via twitter 10/9/2014 8:31:45 PM
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Doolittle says majority of her journo class was women but most of her editors are men. Says its the next level position that's hard to get.by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:31:48 PM
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Stintz: People always ask me how do I balance running for office and raising your kids?by Emanuela Orsini via twitter 10/9/2014 8:32:07 PM
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Stintz: People always ask me how I balance having family and running for office. But no one asks Rob Ford that.by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:32:31 PM
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Stintz: We're conflicted as a society. We're gonna have to manage through the conflict and figure it out.by Emanuela Orsini via twitter 10/9/2014 8:32:43 PM
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Stintz says Ford's comment about wanting to "jam" her was the top Google hit for a long time. Frustrating for her.by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:33:21 PM
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Stintz says at that time she was running for mayor, putting out new policy and people still knew her as woman Ford wanted to "jam."by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:34:03 PM
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Q: Which candidates have most realistic plan for financing transit?by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:34:35 PM
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Q: Raising for funding for transit plans are so different btw Ford and Tory. Which candidate has the best plan for transit?by Emanuela Orsini via twitter 10/9/2014 8:34:50 PM
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Stintz: Province needs to reassert itself in building of transit. All candidates have some significant shortcomings in their transit plans.by Traynor via twitter 10/9/2014 8:35:09 PM
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