David Miller (Canadian politician)
David Miller | |
|---|---|
| File:Mayor-miller.jpg David Miller | |
| 63rd Mayor of Toronto | |
| In office December 1, 2003 – present | |
| Preceded by | Mel Lastman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 26, 1958 San Francisco, California |
| Political party | New Democratic Party of Canada |
| Spouse | Jill Arthur |
David R. Miller (born December 26, 1958) is a Canadian politician. He is the current Mayor of Toronto, having been elected to the position in 2003. Miller is the 63rd mayor of Toronto, and the second of the merged megacity. He is a member of the New Democratic Party but was elected mayor without any party affiliation.
Background
Miller was born in San Francisco, California, USA. His American father, Joe Miller, died of cancer in 1960, and his English mother Joan returned with her son to Thriplow, south of Cambridge.[1] Miller spent his formative years in England, and moved to Canada with his mother in 1967. Although not from a wealthy background, he was able to attend Lakefield College School on a scholarship at the same time that Prince Andrew was a student.[2]
Miller completed a four-year undergraduate degree at Harvard University, where he graduated magna cum laude in Economics. He then earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto Law School, and became a partner at the prominent Toronto law firm Aird & Berlis for ten years, specializing in employment and immigration law and shareholder rights.[3] He married fellow lawyer Jill Arthur in 1994, and the pair have two children. Miller joined the New Democratic Party (NDP) in 1985, and has a picture of former NDP leader Tommy Douglas upon the wall of his office at city hall.[4]
He first campaigned for the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto council in 1991, arguing that Toronto needed to improve its public transit system in order to establish itself as a world-class city.[5] He lost to incumbent councillor Derwyn Shea. He was subsequently the New Democratic Party's candidate for Parkdale—High Park in the 1993 Canadian federal election, and finished fourth against Liberal incumbent Jesse Flis.
Councillor
Miller sought election to Metro Toronto Council a second time in the 1994 municipal election, and was elected for High Park ward over Andrew Witer and Tony Clement. After the election, he was appointed to the Metro Planning and Transportation Committee, the Metro anti-racism committee, and the Board of Governors for Exhibition Place.[6] He criticized Metro's decision to cut three million dollars from its staffing budget in early 1995, arguing that the resulting hardship for laid-off workers during a national recession would be "unconscionable".[7] Miller campaigned for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1996, running as the New Democratic Party of Ontario's candidate in York South. He was narrowly defeated by the Liberal candidate Gerard Kennedy.
In 1996-97, Miller opposed the provincial government of Mike Harris's plans to amalgamate the City of Toronto, arguing that the decision to eliminate six local councils was taken without either popular support or democratic approval.[8] In February 1997, he proposed an alternate plan to fold the six local councils into Metro Toronto.[9] Miller also opposed the Harris government's plan to fingerprint welfare recipients, describing the program as "wrong and offensive".[10]
Despite continued local opposition, the Harris government carried out its plan to amalgamate the City of Toronto in 1997. Miller was elected to the new city council in the 1997 municipal election, winning one of two seats in High Park. He was appointed to the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) and the Corporate Services Committee following the election, and emerged as a prominent ally of TTC chair Howard Moscoe.[11] He supported the erection of safety barriers for the Spadina streetcar line in 1998, and opposed a ten-cent fare hike.[12] He also led a twelve-member committee that studied recommendations for municipal transition, and advocated that Toronto City Hall rather than Metro Hall should be the seat of the new government.[13] He later served on a three-member committee that recommended changes to the municipal ward boundaries.[14]
Miller issued a formal apology on behalf of the TTC in June 1999, for a subway advertisement sponsored by the Toronto police union that many believed depicted Hispanics as criminals. He said, "The TTC regrets this (ad) because it's obviously inappropriate".[15] The following year, he argued that the police union's "Operation True Blue" telemarketing campaign was intimidating Toronto's residents.[16] During the 2000 municipal campaign, he accused the police union of unethical behaviour after they listed his home telephone number in an advertisement.[17]
Miller became known as an advocate for waterfront parks during his time on council. He supported many aspects of a report brought forward by Robert Fung of the Toronto Waterfront Task Force in 2000, but criticized Fung's proposal to sell parkland near Exhibition Place for private development.[18] He was also a prominent critic of an abortive plan to ship Toronto's garbage to the Adams Mine in Northern Ontario.[19] Miller was also active with housing issues, and supported the construction of an affordable housing project for low-income residents in the Swansea section of his ward.[20]
Following electoral redistribution, he was re-elected in 2000 over fellow councillor Bill Saundercook. He was re-appointed to the TTC and sought appointment as its chair, but was passed over in favour of Brian Ashton.[21]
In the November 2000 issue of Toronto Life magazine, he was given an A+ in a list of Toronto city councillors, described as "the best of the bunch, hands down."[22] Although a relative unknown until his candidacy for mayor, Miller led the push to expose Toronto's MFP computer leasing scandal.[23] He also earned profile in 2001 when he stood in for Toronto mayor Mel Lastman at a national news conference of big-city mayors seeking a "new deal" for Canadian cities.
Major city committees and agencies he served on include the Administration Committee, the Humber York Community Council, the Ethics Steering Committee, the Immigration and Refugee Issues Working Group, Labour Relations Advisory Panel, the Oak Ridges Moraine Steering Committee, and the Toronto Transit Commission.[24]
Mayor
In the 2003 mayoral election, Miller's primary campaign promise distinguishing him from his competitors was his pledge to block a proposed $22 million bridge to replace ferry services to the Toronto City Centre Airport. He argued that the bridge was symptomatic of a political culture at City Hall that put the interests of developers and lobbyists ahead of the public. Miller used a broom as a prop in this campaign, symbolizing his commitment to cleaning up Toronto both literally, in terms of litter, and metaphorically, referring to the shady dealings at City Hall.[25]
Miller's campaign organization in the 2003 election was diverse. Although he received support from New Democrats and social activists, his top campaign strategists included veteran Conservatives such as John Laschinger and Liberals such as Peter Donolo. He has described himself as a political centrist.[26]
Miller commanded very strong levels of popularity throughout 2004, and was listed as having 82% support in the spring of that year.[27] By November 2005, popular support had moderated somewhat but was still at a fairly strong 69%.[28] In May 2006, an early election Environics poll indicated that 54% of the electorate would vote for him as mayor; 20% would vote for Jane Pitfield. 22% said they were undecided.[29]
Bridge and airport policy
Soon after his election, Miller led council to reverse its previous support for the Toronto City Centre Airport bridge. He argued that the bridge was detrimental to the regional environment, was unwanted by most local residents, and would prevent a more comprehensive renewal of the waterfront economy. He also argued that it could be cancelled without additional financial costs for the city. Supporters of the bridge argued that it would make airline service more efficient, and would provide a financial benefit. The vote, held on December 3, 2003, was 32-12 in favour of withdrawal.[30] There were subsequent threats of legal action against the City by the Toronto Port Authority and developer Robert Deluce, but these were settled in 2005 when the federal government agreed to pay $35 million in compensation.
The cost of the federal payout was controversial for both supporters and opponents of Miller's administration. Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Tony Ianno defended the settlement as providing fair compensation to legitimate claimants, and argued that it invalidated Miller's promise that the bridge could be cancelled without further expense.[31] Miller's allies, including NDP leader Jack Layton, argued that the federal payout was overly generous, and did not reflect the true costs of cancellation.[32] Shortly after the settlement, Miller announced that he would seek the repayment of $27 million in back taxes from the Port Authority to the city.[33]
Deluce announced plans to construct up to twenty planes in the Downsview area of Toronto in early 2006, in an apparent bid to expand island airport service and possibly the airport itself. This plan is extremely controversial in the city. Opponents of expansion argue that increased flight services will result in greater noise pollution for downtown residents, as well as preventing other economies from flourishing in the waterfront region. Miller has argued that the city may soon have to face the choice of "an industrial or revitalized waterfront".[34] Some supporters of expansion have suggested this is a false dichotomy, and have argued that expansion can be integrated with a larger revitalization plan.[35] Deluce's proposal has won support from both business interests and Canadian Auto Workers leader Buzz Hargrove, who has argued it will create new jobs for workers in the region.[36] A Toronto Star report from early February 2006 indicates that most Toronto residents oppose expansion.[37]
The bridge and airport debates are reflective of a more general division between Miller's supporters and the Toronto Port Authority, a federal body created by Liberal MP Dennis Mills, who is widely considered an opponent of Miller.[38] The city has no direct control over the Port Authority, and can do little to block its airport policy. In early 2006, longtime Miller ally Olivia Chow called for the newly-elected Conservative government of Stephen Harper to turn control of the Authority to the city.[39]
Police issues (2004)
After assuming office, Miller became involved in the long-standing and polarizing debates over Toronto's police budget. the city had approved several large increases for the police during Mel Lastman's tenure as mayor, and the force's 2004 request was for $691.4 million, an increase of $57 million from the previous year.[40] After a lengthy and sometimes heated debate, the council approved $679.1 million on April 21, 2004.[41] In the course of these discussions, police chief Julian Fantino argued that the city's initial budget (which was later revised) would jeopardize essential services.[42]
Apart from the budget debate, the content of Miller's police policy was also controversial. His plans for community outreach programs in neighbourhoods affected by crime were opposed by some police and councillors as ineffective against serious criminals.[43]
Fantino, whose relationship with Miller was cool at best, apologized to the mayor after discovering that an article criticizing his policies had been posted to the official police service website.[44]
In April 2004, a small number of Toronto officers were charged with aiding figures connected to the Hell's Angels biker gang.[45] On April 29, Miller was overheard saying "Is your police force in jail? Mine is" in a private aside to the Lord Mayor of London, who was in Toronto to announce a new partnership between the cities. Miller later explained that he was introducing the scandal to his guest after an awkward press scrum, which the Lord Mayor left following several questions about the local controversy. He also apologized for his comment, saying "[t]he allegations are serious and I shouldn't have referred to them with humour". After the mayor's initial comment, Julian Fantino was quoted on the CablePulse 24 program The Chief as saying, "I feel like someone has driven a stake through my heart". He later accepted Miller's apology, and issued a press release on April 30 saying, "The matter is now over".[46]
In June 2004, the deadlocked Toronto Police Services Board voted not to renew Fantino's contract as chief. The next month, city council rejected a motion from Fantino's supporters which could have overturned the decision. After Miller turned down calls for a formal debate, some Fantino supporters on council accused him of acting in an undemocratic manner. The mayor's position was that such a debate would have violated the Police Services Act.[47]
Some journalists have speculated that Miller played an influential role in the board's decision to remove Fantino, notwithstanding the mayor's official denial.[48] Ontario Finance Minister Greg Sorbara was also critical, saying that Miller "has to assume officially the responsibility" for Fantino's contract not being renewed, and should "not keep pretending that he has nothing to do with it".[49] Some of Fantino's supporters tried to establish a protest movement in support of the dismissed chief, though this was largely unsuccessful.[50]
When the council voted to uphold Fantino's removal, the conservative Toronto Sun tabloid ran a cartoon comparing Miller to Adolf Hitler over his handling of the issue. Miller described the cartoon as "despicable", and it was also condemned by a representative of the Canadian Jewish Congress. The paper's editor refused to apologize.[51]
Police issues (2005)
In March 2005, Miller asked of the Police Services Board that he be granted a participatory role in the selection of the next police chief. He argued that he could provide "a voice that represents all Torontonians rather than that of a particular stakeholder", and claimed he would recuse himself from formal deliberations and the final decision. Board member Case Ootes argued that it amounted to political interference, and said there was "some contradiction" between the request and Miller's earlier refusal to engage in public debate over Fantino's removal.[52] The Board turned down Miller's request.
Fantino was replaced on a temporary basis by Mike Boyd, a retired deputy chief who had worked closely with Miller when the latter was still a councillor.[53] In April 2005, the board chose Bill Blair as Fantino's permanent replacement. There was some media speculation that the mayor's office favoured the more left-leaning Boyd for the position, though Miller has denied this.[54]
Miller awarded Fantino, who had been appointed Ontario's Commissioner of Emergency Management, with the Key to the City on April 14, 2005. Many journalists interpreted this as an attempt to bury previous hostilities. Miller described Fantino at the ceremony as "a man of integrity who has done tremendous work to help keep Toronto safe".[55]
Miller had opposed a plan to hire more officers when campaigning for mayor in 2003, at a period when crime rates were falling in the city.[56] He changed his position in response to increased shooting fatalities and gang-related activities in the summer of 2005. Miller announced in August 2005 that Toronto would hire an additional 150 police officers in 2006. This announcement followed an increase in shooting fatalities throughout the summer of 2005, and occurred against a backdrop of increased concern about gang-related violence in the city. In making the announcement, Miller also called on the Toronto business community to create more job opportunities for disaffected youth. Some councillors, including Michael Thompson, criticized Miller as waiting too long before reacting to reports of increased violence. Case Ootes praised the initiative to hire more officers, but expressed doubt that Miller would follow through on it.[57]
Later in the same month, Miller dismissed an idea from Thompson to allow city police officials to stop young black men in areas of high violence.[58] Thompson, who is himself black, apologized and withdrew the proposal soon after suggesting it following criticism from Canada's Association of Black Law Enforcers and other groups.[59]
The Police Services Board's initial strategy for hiring new officers was strongly opposed by the Toronto Police Association. The board, led by Pam McConnell, wanted to raise the necessary revenues by clawing back existing rates of retention pay and eliminating lunch-hour pay for officers on inactive duty during compressed shifts.[60] The police association argued that the proposals would cause an exodus of officers and result in lower pay for officers working compressed schedules. After a series of acrimonious meetings, negotiations broke down in late 2005 and the association entered a work-to-rule campaign, refusing to patrol or hand out fines.[61]
During the course of this dispute, the association printed full-page advertisements in the Toronto Star and Toronto Sun, asking the mayor to become personally involved through his role as a board member.[62] They also issued an open letter asked if he wanted to be remembered "as the mayor who was tough on crime, or the mayor who was tough on cops".[63] On October 31, Miller informed the media that he was working to bring both sides together.[64] A tentative deal was signed in early November, with reports indicating that the board had compromised on retention pay. One published report suggests that Ralph Lean, a leading Miller fundraiser, played an instrumental role in ending the dispute through private negotiations with former association head Craig Bromell.[65]
A poll taken by Ipsos-Reid in October 2005 showed that the mayor, council, police and judges all received low grades from the Toronto public in their handling of increased gang activity.[66] The poll gave Police Chief Bill Blair and the Toronto Police Services a C average grade, followed by community leaders (C-), Miller (D+), city council (D), The Attorney General of Ontario (D), and the judges and justices of the Peace (D).
Transit policy
Miller is a strong supporter of the Toronto Transit Commission, the city's public transit system. He has endorsed the creation of a contentious streetcar right-of-way along St. Clair Avenue, a six-lane arterial road within the city. Supporters of the proposal argue that it will make public transit more efficient, and set an important precedent for public transit expansion in the city. The plan has been opposed by local businesses in the Dufferin Street area, as it will reduce customer parking during rush hour.[67] Other opponents, including the Canadian Automobile Association[68] have argued that the right-of-way will increase automobile congestion, as the proposal bans left turns and may divert traffic to neighbourhood streets. Supporters have questioned this claim, pointing to the success of a previous right-of-way implemented on Spadina Avenue.[69]
A group called Save-Our-St. Clair (SOS) took the case to the Ontario Superior Court, and won a panel ruling in October 2005 which forced a halt to the project.[70] The city subsequently cited a potential bias on the part of one of the judges, and asked that the ruling be discarded. The panel voted 2-1 to recuse themselves at a meeting in early November, and so overturned their previous decision.[71] The Ontario Divisional Court ruled against SOS on February 21, 2006, giving the city authority to proceed with the project.[72]
Miller was more successful in his push to implement the Ridership Growth Strategy, a plan which aims to increase ridership and reduce overcrowding on the TTC.[73] Phase One is currently in implementation, while later phases will have to wait until funding is allocated. Miller also took part in negotiations with the federal and provincial governments in 2004, which saw one billion dollars in additional funding allocated for the cash-strapped TTC over five years.[74]
Toronto Star columnist Royson James has argued that Miller has not moved quickly enough to develop the city's transit network. He has also noted that the negotiations to provide Toronto with gas tax money were started before Miller became mayor.[75]
Fiscal policy
In late 2005, Miller endorsed a policy which shifted a portion of the property tax burden in Toronto from businesses and commercial operators to homeowners. Acknowledging that this was a difficult decision, Miller argued that it was necessary to prevent an exodus of jobs from the city. The decision was endorsed by the Toronto Industry Network.[76]
Miller clashed with Toronto Board of Trade President and CEO Glen Grunwald at a February 2006 budgetary consulation meeting, after Grunwald presented a number of policy measures designed to cut Toronto's budget expenditures, to solve a budget shortfall of around $212 million. The Board of Trade's presentation was one of only three out of thirty-seven at the consultation meeting to advocate spending cuts. Grunwald's recommendations included reducing spending on non-priority items, increasing user fees, privatizing some services and implementing approximately 800 recommendations from the auditor general.[77] Miller criticized the suggestions as "poorly researched", and said that the Board of Trade presentation "didn't befit the role they have as city builders." Toronto Star columnist Royson James criticized his response as disproportionately harsh, and potentially alienating to some business interests.[78]
Miller has argued that cost downloads implemented by the Mike Harris government in the 1990s have burdened his government with disproportionately high costs for housing and social services, and has asked the provincial government of Dalton McGuinty to re-assume responsibility for some of these expenses. McGuinty has shown some sympathy to this position, but has also argued that Toronto has not taken sufficient responsibility for its own shortfalls, being slower than neighbouring municipalities to raise residential property taxes or implement user fees.[79]
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation, a right-wing organization promoting lower levels of taxation, has criticized Miller for his spending policies. At the February 2006 budget consultation meeting, they proposed a reduction in cultural spending in favour of filling potholes and hiring more police.[80]
Jane Pitfield called Miller the "Billion Dollar Man" for increasing the city's spending by $1.3 billion since 2003.[81] She also criticized Miller for a 3 percent increase in property taxes in 2006, which ran contrary to his 2003 pledge to keep tax increases at the rate of inflation (1.7-1.8%). Miller argued that the increase was a necessary compromise resulting from a lack of financial assistance from the provincial government.[82] He also resisted efforts to withdraw money from the city's emergency reserve fund, and argued that the budget as a whole was fiscally prudent.
Garbage disposal policy
When Miller was elected mayor, Toronto's garbage had for several years been shipped to a landfill in Michigan, USA through a contract with the firm Republic Services. This arrangement has been criticized by politicians in both Michigan and Ontario, and opponents of the contract have argued that it may not be sustainable. Some politicians in Michigan have attempted to block the garbage shipments through legislation.[83]
Miller opposed John Tory's alternate proposal for local incineration during the 2003 election, citing both cost concerns and a threat to the environment.[84] In 2005, he led the city in renewing its contract with Republic.[85]
Some municipal politicians from smaller communities in and around the Greater Toronto Area have expressed concern that they could be required to store Toronto's garbage. In 2004, Miller met with a group of small-town mayors known as the Southwest Ontario Trash Coalition, and assured them that the city's contract with Republic guarantees against this option. If the Michigan site becomes inaccessible, Republic is required by contract to find alternative American locations.[86]
Toronto has also expanded its Green Bin recycling program under Miller's watch, a composting project designed to reduce the amount of waste that Toronto ships to landfills. The project was initiated in Etobicoke in 2002, Scarborough joined in June 2003, and the other areas of Toronto have been added since Miller's election as mayor. Green Bin became city-wide in October 2005 when North York was included in the program. In marking the achievement, Miller described Toronto as "a North American leader in recycling and composting programs".[87]
Electoral record
Municipal politics
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|---|---|
| David Miller | 299,385 | 43.26% |
| John Tory | 263,189 | 38.03% |
| Barbara Hall | 63,751 | 9.21% |
| John Nunziata | 36,021 | 5.20% |
| Tom Jakobek | 5,277 | 0.76% |
| others | . | . |
| Total valid votes | 692,085 | 100.00 |
For full results, see Results of 2003 Toronto election.
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|---|---|
| (x)David Miller | 11,274 | 61.71 |
| (x)Bill Saundercook | 6,995 | 38.29 |
| Total valid votes | 18,269 | 100.00 |
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|---|---|
| (x)David Miller | 13,665(E) | 27.64 |
| (x)Chris Korwin-Kuczynski | 13,115(E) | 26.53 |
| Connie Dejak | 8,267 | 16.72 |
| (x)David Hutcheon | 7,437 | 15.04 |
| Alex Chumak | 3,931 | 7.95 |
| Ed Hooven | 1,336 | 2.70 |
| Walter Melnyk | 1,085 | 2.19 |
| Jorge Van Schouwen | 599 | 1.21 |
| Total valid votes | 49,435 | 100.00 |
Electors could vote for two candidates in the 1997 election.
The percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes.
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|---|---|
| David Miller | 7,950 | 38.03 |
| Andrew Witer | 6,845 | 32.74 |
| Tony Clement | 4,722 | 22.59 |
| Caryl Manning | 1,390 | 6.65 |
| Total valid votes | 20,907 | 100.00 |
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|---|---|
| (x)Derwyn Shea | 13,706 | 58.75 |
| David Miller | 8,079 | 34.63 |
| Kaqoob Khan | 1,544 | 6.62 |
| Total valid votes | 23,329 | 100.00 |
The 1991 results are taken from a Toronto Star newspaper report on November 13, 1991, with 192 of 196 polls having reported. The final results were not significantly different. All other municipal results are taken from official summaries made available by the City of Toronto.
Provincial and federal politics
| Ontario provincial by-election, May 23, 1996: York South | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberal | Gerard Kennedy | 7,774 | 39.22 | New Democratic Party | David Miller | 6,656 | 33.58
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Progressive Conservative | Rob Davis | 5,093 | 25.69 | Independent | David Milne | 151 | 0.76 | Libertarian | George Dance | 77 | 0.39 | Independent | Kevin Mark Clarke | 70 | 0.35 |
| Total valid votes | 19,821 | 100.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 264 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 20,085 | 51.38 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 federal election: Parkdale—High Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberal | (x)Jesse Flis | 22,358 | 54.36 | Reform | Lee Primeau | 6,647 | 16.16
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Progressive Conservative | Don Baker | 5,668 | 13.78 | New Democratic Party | David Miller | 3,855 | 9.37 | National | Stephen A. Biega | 1,320 | 3.21 | Green | Richard Roy | 430 | 1.05 | Natural Law | Wanda Beaver | 371 | 0.90 | Libertarian | Haig Baronikian | 264 | 0.64 | Ind. (Communist) | Miguel Figueroa | 105 | 0.26 | Abolitionist | Thomas Earl Pennington | 60 | 0.15
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Marxist-Leninist | André Vachon | 53 | 0.13 |
| Total valid votes | 41,131 | 100.00 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 416 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 41,547 | 66.37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The provincial electoral data is taken from Elections Ontario, and the federal data from Elections Canada.
External links
- CityMayors article
- Miller's city biography
- Miller's 2006 re-election website
- Office of the Mayor website
Footnotes
- ^ Michael Posner, "Miller time?", Globe and Mail, 8 November 2003, M1.
- ^ Grove News: 125th Anniversary Commemorative Edition, Lakefield College School
- ^ Posner, "Miller time?", Globe and Mail, 8 November 2003.
- ^ "Mayor, city mark day for Tommy Douglas", Globe and Mail, 22 October 2004, A12; "Parkdale-High Park", Toronto Star, 22 October 1993, A8.
- ^ Jane Armstrong, "[The winding, tree-lined avenues of Swansea may seem worlds away ...]", Toronto Star, 21 October 1991.
- ^ "Metro appointments", Toronto Star, 10 December 1994, A4; Peter Small, "Vote gives a lifeline to racism committee", Toronto Star, 4 August 1995, A7.
- ^ Gail Swainson, "Just days after they started work 25 welfare staffers sent packing", Toronto Star, 1 April 1995, A3.
- ^ David Miller, "The megacity", Globe and Mail, 31 December 1986, A12.
- ^ Ijeoma Ross, "Metro votes for unified city", Globe and Mail, 14 February 1997, A1.
- ^ Gail Swainson, "Fingerprinting backed", Toronto Star, 5 June 1997, A3.
- ^ Paul Moloney and Jack Lakey, "TTC brass lock horns over who's the boss", Toronto Star, 9 June 1998, B1; Paul Moloney, "Moscoe given another chance", Toronto Star, 12 June 1998, B3.
- ^ Joseph Hall, "TTC fails to act on Spadina", Toronto Star, 1 July 1998, B7; Paul Moloney and John Spears, "10 cents fare hike seen by mayor", Toronto Star, 26 November 1998, B1.
- ^ Kim Honey and Richard Mackie, "Councillors opt for modest pay increase", Globe and Mail, 9 January 1998, A8; "Who does what", Toronto Star, 12 January 1998, B4; Bruce DeMara, "Make city hall council's home, committee says", Toronto Star, 29 January 1998, C7.
- ^ "Petty politics mar debate on ward boundaries", Toronto Star, 17 January 2000, p. 1.
- ^ Paul Moloney, "Police union ad incites hatred, ethnic groups say", Toronto Star, 2 June 1999, p. 1.
- ^ Bruce DeMara and Rebecca Bragg, "Police union slammed by council", Toronto Star, 28 January 2000, p. 1.
- ^ Mark Gollum, "City councillor enraged by police union ad", National Post, 20 October 2000, A09; "Disgraceful tactic", Toronto Star, 20 October 2000, p. 1. Miller and his wife subsequently received threatening calls.
- ^ Robert Benzie, "Proposed sale of parkland 'shortsighted'", National Post, 13 June 2000, A20.
- ^ James Rusk, "Garbage seen as way to unseat Lastman allies", Globe and Mail, 20 September 2000, A19. Miller instead supported shipping the garbage to Michigan.
- ^ Paul Moloney, "Low-income housing project endorsed", Toronto Star, 13 September 2000, p. 1.
- ^ "Whiners should praise Lastman, not bury him", Toronto Star, 8 December 2000, p. 1.
- ^ Toronto Life, November 2000. The relevant section of the article is quoted on this website.
- ^ Jack Lakey, "Council to probe lease deal", Toronto Star, 16 January 2002, A01.
- ^ http://www.davidmiller.org/aboutdavidcommittees.asp
- ^ Royson James, "There's a new sheriff in town", Toronto Star, 11 November 2003, A01.
- ^ Linda Diebel, "Miller: A candidate 'clear on who he is'", Toronto Star, 11 October 2003, A01.
- ^ Katherine Harding, "Miller's approval rating sky-high, poll show", Globe and Mail, 13 May 2004, A13.
- ^ Jennifer Lewington, "David Miller passing the test", Globe and Mail, 10 Nov 2005, A18.
- ^ Derek Leebosh, "David Miller far ahead of Jane Pitfield", Environics Research, 16 May 2006. [1]
- ^ Vanessa Lu, "Decision puts ball in Ottawa's court", Toronto Star, 4 December 2003, A01.
- ^ John Barber, "Toronto's own Bridge of Sighs", Globe and Mail, 4 May 2005, A17.
- ^ John Barber, "Stop this plane, we want to get off", Globe and Mail, 4 February 2006, M1.
- ^ John Spears, "Port settlement gets mayor's eye", Toronto Star, 5 May 2005, B05.
- ^ Jennifer Lewington, "Plane order reignites island-airport feud", Globe and Mail, 2 February 2006. [2]
- ^ "It's smart to expand Toronto's island airport", Globe and Mail, 3 February 2006, A16.
- ^ Gabe Gonda, "Airline launches into protests", Toronto Star, 3 February 2006, B01.
- ^ Christopher Hume, "Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory", Toronto Star, 4 February 2006, B01.
- ^ John Barber, "Politicians muddy waterfront squabble", Globe and Mail, 5 May 1998, A10.
- ^ John Barber, "Stop this plane", Globe and Mail, 4 February 2006, M1.
- ^ Kerry Gillespie, "The high price of law and order", Toronto Star, 21 February 2004, B04.
- ^ Catherine Porter and Paul Moloney, "$679 million police budget passes muster", Toronto Star, 22 April 2004, B05.
- ^ James Cowan, "Reducing police budget could endanger city, Fantino warns", National Post, 19 February 2004, A9.
- ^ James Cowan, 'Group hug' not enough: councillor", National Post, 25 February 2004, A14/front.
- ^ Katherine Harding, "Mayor gets Fantino's apology", Globe and Mail, 21 February 2004, A18.
- ^ Allan Woods and Shannon Kari, "Four Toronto officers charged with corruption", National Post, 27 April 2004, A2.
- ^ Peter Kuitenbrouwer, "Miller apologizes for joking about police", National Post, 1 May 2004, A8.
- ^ Katherine Harding, "Council won't budge on Fantino", Globe and Mail, 22 July 2004, A8.
- ^ Rosie DiManno, "Miller should fess up on role in chief's ouster", Toronto Star, 26 July 2004, A02.
- ^ http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2004-07-08/news_story2.php.
- ^ Katherine Harding, "Support for Fantino ‘tepid,' poll finds", Globe and Mail, 18 August 2004, A8.
- ^ Katherine Harding, "Hitler cartoon is ‘despicable,' Miller says", Globe and Mail, 24 July 2004, A9.
- ^ James Cowan, "Mayor denied role in hiring police chief", National Post, 9 March 2005, A10.
- ^ Linda Diebel, "Looking for a police chief most perfect", Toronto Star, 20 February 2005, A05.
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- ^ Vanessa Lu, "Create jobs for youth to curb violence, Miller urges", Toronto Star, 16 August 2005, A18.
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- ^ Kevin McGran, "Streetcar plan getting rough ride", Toronto Star, 14 April 2004, B03.
- ^ http://www.torontoalliance.ca/urban_challenges/regional_transportation/articles.asp?articleID=156
- ^ http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_10.20.05/op/editorial.html
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- ^ Jennifer Lewington and Oliver Moore, "City can seek new hearing over St. Clair streetcar line", Globe and Mail, 4 November 2005, A1.
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- ^ John Barber, "Everyone's jumping on the garbage bandwagon", Globe and Mail, 10 August 2004.
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