Music

12 songs that summarize Toronto's mayoral candidates

by Aaron Zorgel

Toronto’s Mayoral election is on Monday, and if you still haven’t decided who to vote for, don’t freak out, responsible citizen. Aaron Zorgel has compiled a handy playlist that summarizes each major candidate’s platform using four songs each. It’s also fun to imagine each candidate dancing to these songs, so why not give that a try too?

Doug Ford
Transit: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Subway”
Environment: Bad Religion, “Watch It Die”
Taxes: D.R.I., “Give Me Back My Taxes”
Slogan (“Respect For Taxpayers”): Busta Rhymes, “Respect My Conglomerate”

Olivia Chow
Transit: Sleater-Kinney, “Light Rail Coyote”
Environment: Rush, “The Trees”
Taxes: Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, “What If We All Stopped Paying Taxes?”
Slogan (“New Mayor. Better City.”): Alicia Keys, “New Day”

John Tory
Transit: Diplo, “Express Yourself”
Environment: Nelly Furtado, “Turn Off The Light”
Taxes: B.B. King, “Inflation Blues”
Slogan (“SmartTrack”): Gucci Mane, “Street Smart”