33 Quotes by John Tory

Our tendency has often been to say 'Well let's let the government worry about that', 'Phone a politician', 'Send a politician a letter'. I think people have to step up and take some ownership of these problems that includes crime but not limited to crime.

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.

This is another example of a government that has lost all respect for taxpayers.

They should just focus on trying to desperately keep even a few of the ones they made before.

A lot of people assume this is a Toronto problem. This is a problem across the province,

The more you look at this, the more it's apparent he has no standards for his ministers in any area,

It's just evidence to the fact that if you let it lie and you don't address it and you don't attack it . . . that it's going to spread, ... You have to address it firmly and that is what has been lacking on the part of the McGuinty government.

That is very disconcerting, very alarming and should be a wakeup call to all of us,

The two most repeated views I have been hearing from the community are the need for a better police presence and tougher sentencing for criminals using guns, ... Improving community programs and a coordinated youth strategy is also raised by many as a key factor in our efforts to stop this gun violence.