This profile is one of a periodic series on powerful and inspirational women. By Jasminee Sahoye Her canvassing and leadership abilities started when she was just seven. She decided she didn’t want to continue to travel a long distance to learn the language of her parents and birth country, Sri Lanka. MP Rathika Sitsabaiesan (NDP-Scarborough […]
By Gerald V. Paul Mayor-elect John Tory wants Toronto to get going and get growing. Monday night after winning the election, Tory handed out tree seedlings to those listening to his victory speech, including one for The Camera. The seedlings are a symbolic start to his plan to plant 3.8 million trees in the city […]
By Michael Lashley Questions: What do you live for? Who do you live for? Why do you talk so much about how you “tief de people and dem mangoes”? Why do you spend so much time on public policy issues? Do you realize how much time you spend talking and writing about politics? Do you […]
Municipal Election Profile “You are encouraged to share my vision of Leading by Example Together,” says Rose Streete, Ward 8 candidate for Mississauga city councillor. She highlights three pillars: Strive, Deliver and Sustain. What this means, she says, is “talking and listening to my constituents to fairly represent your best interests through understanding, transparency and […]
Winston Harding wants to be the next Mississauga Ward 1 councillor with a focus on “no more property tax increase to fund transportation, a 24-hour transportation service on major routes, more affordable housing for seniors and single mothers and more help for child care and the disabled.” But his strongest rallying call is for a […]
John Tory is the Caribbean Camera’s candidate of choice for the highest office in the City of Toronto. This is a position of responsibility for which he is fully prepared. He is the one best placed to bring a balanced platform of policies, programs and projects. He, more so than any other candidate, has the […]
Municipal Election Profile With a name and face synonymous with the Caribbean community, Trinidad and Tobago born Ken Jeffers says, “I have been serving our communities through access and diversity and Parks and Recreation in the City of Toronto. It’s time I take it to the next level as city councilor for Ward 42.” The […]
