The Varsity (Online Edition), October 26th, 2006.
On Monday, Hart House hosted a debate between candidates for the November 13th election of Toronto’s mayor. Three candidates were invited – Stephen LeDrew, David Miller, and Jane Pitfield. Among the 38 registered candidates, these are the only three who have any chance of being elected Mayor of Toronto.
A large and excited audience filed into the Great Hall at 6:30 to see and hear them. As the spectators took their seats, they found that someone else was already making a speech. The speaker was one of the 35 candidates who were not invited. He carried a large, dirty broom which he waved in the air and banged on the floor. He ranted incoherently at the top of his lungs. He did so for a full hour, as the spectators’ mood shifted from amusement to embarrassment to anger.