Cynthia Lai

• Toronto city councillor Cynthia Lai has died, re-election campaign says

  Lai represented the people of Ward 23, Scarborough North, and was seeking to secure the seat again in Monday's municipal election.

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2022
  
• Toronto council unanimously passes motion to condemn anti-Asian racism, moves to advance action plan

  Coun. Cynthia Lai's office says Toronto police have reported anti-Asian hate crimes increased 51 per cent in 2020 from 2019 and are up by 47 per cent so far in 2021 versus 2020.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2021
  
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• Pedestrian safety program targeting Toronto seniors faces online backlash

  A pedestrian safety event geared toward local seniors and held at a Scarborough mall on Saturday is facing backlash on social media.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2019
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• China flag raising at Toronto City Hall met with protest, boycott by John Tory

  Don Peat, a spokesperson for John Tory, said a number of issues between Canada and China were a great enough concern that Tory decided not to attend.

  Politics

  Sep 30, 2019
• Toronto city council doubles office staffing budgets to accommodate larger wards

  Council voted to increase the maximum every councillor is allowed to spend on staff to $482,000.

  Politics

  Dec 5, 2018
• ‘Resist the politics of division’: Toronto mayor pitches unity at first meeting of new council term

  In a 20-minute speech, Mayor John Tory also called for city council to make progress on the key priorities of affordable housing, expanded transit, and safe neighbourhoods.

  Politics

  Dec 4, 2018
• Toronto election 2018: Meet your new city councillors

  Meet the four councillors-elect who will be joining the 21 current members of Toronto city council.

  Politics

  Oct 23, 2018
• Toronto election 2018: Ward 23 Scarborough North

  Voters in Ward 23 Scarborough North have elected Cynthia Lai as their councillor in the 2018 Toronto election.

  Politics

  Oct 13, 2018