Ryerson University: Political Scientist

Running Women Dept: After an unsuccessful bid for mayor last year, and running Women s Post magazine, the name recognition for Ms. Thomson probably helped her secure some votes, Prof. Evans said, according to Globe and Mail. Mr. Marchese said he won some votes by advocating for legislation to protect condo owners. For a long-time incumbent ... and given that the NDP vote was on the way up, not on the way down, you would have thought he might have done better, said Ryerson University political scientist Bryan Evans. But Ms. Thomson attributes her close finish to a changing demographic that is moving away from the New Democrats, particularly in condo development areas. The riding is changing ... and I was hearing that at the doors, she said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.