My statement on Mayor John Tory’s endorsement

I am immensely proud to report that Toronto Mayor John Tory is endorsing me for school trustee for Scarborough Southwest.

As I reporter, I covered Mayor Tory both at City Hall and at Queen’s Park. What I learned in the years I was writing about him was that he is a man of immense honesty and integrity. I was not always kind to him in my commentary, but he was always gracious, never rude and always treated me with respect. In return, I have the utmost respect for him.

He is someone you can disagree with without being disagreeable. He listens to others’ views carefully and when he has given his word on something, he keeps that promise.

I am thrilled that he has chosen to endorse me for TDSB school trustee in Scarborough Southwest. I am the only person running for the school board across the city that he is endorsing and that means a great deal to me.