Rapid Transit

[Jon Dalton]

Originally Posted by johnnyhamont

For what it's with going forward, I'm pretty happy with council re LRT. By my count:
5 councillors + Mayor (6) = Pro LRT
6 councillors = conditional support for LRT
4 councillors = opposed

Mayor Eisenberger - pro LRT

Ward 1 - Maureen Wilson - Pro LRT
Ward 2 - Jason Far = Pro LRT
Ward 3 - Nrinder Nann - pro LRT
Ward 4 - Sam Merulla - pro LRT
Ward 5 - Chad Collins - conditional
Ward 6 - Tom Jackson - conditional
Ward 7 - Esther Pauls - conditional
Ward 8 - Danko John-Paul - pro LRT
Ward 9 - Brad Clark - opposed
Ward 10 - Maria Pearson - opposed
Ward 11 - Brenda Johnson - opposed
Ward 12 - Lloyd Ferguson - conditional
Ward 13 - Arlene Wanderbeek - conditional
Ward 14 - Terry Whitehead - conditional
Ward 15 - Judi Partridge - opposed

So for critical votes, focus efforts on getting at least 2 or 3 of the conditional folks to vote for LRT. Barring any major surprises from the province, I'd be shocked if council voted down LRT with this group around the table

It's that mushy middle that's going to be real fun to watch over the next year or so. A few of them (Collins, Vanderbeek) have made a lot of noise in opposition but relented in the end while others (Whitehead, Clark) have supported but flopped the other way come election time. Lloyd 'not changing my mind' Ferguson seemed to have changed his mind after years of steadfast support. It really depends which way the wind is blowing with those guys.