Quotes by John Tory

“I want to see the premier and the attorney general (Michael Bryant), who showed such vigour (last summer) when it came to (banning) pit bulls, showing the same vigour when it comes to the criminal justice system,”

“One of the tests of leadership in a diverse society is that you not allow issues like this -- which are complex -- to boil over into angry, polarized debates,”

“Somebody should have done their homework to determine whether the plant was eligible or not. If I was the plant (manager), I would be assuming that if they could manage to have a press conference in front of the plant, that I would be eligible for the program.”

“They insist on having a public relations extravaganza, probably at some cost to the taxpayers . . . to rehash a bunch of old promises (and) make a few new ones,”

“Since Ive been here, which is just a year now, we have been blocked at every turn,”

“Simple information requests encounter huge roadblocks or exorbitant costs and there are massive delays in getting information.”

“I think his word is in such tatters Im not sure why wed believe that calculation,”

“Which one of us with our bank manager would get away with predictions that are so wildly off it appears you dont know whats going on?”

“People in communities in the north are losing their jobs and this announcement will be little comfort to them,”

“I have no problem with him announcing an ad campaign, although its the same one we have every year,”