[URBAN NOTE] Five Toronto links: Jennifer Keesmaat, David Miller, Presto, Toronto Sun, Chick-Fil-A

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• The entry of Jennifer Keesmaat into the Toronto mayoral race, Matt Elliott notes at CBC Toronto, is already disrupting the contest in ways of interest to progressives. CBC reports.


• I certainly agree with the suggestion of former mayor David Miller that Toronto should take Ford to court on the city council issue, not only because this is an important issue but because a line needs to be drawn. The Toronto Star reports.


• If, as Ben Spurr notes at the Toronto Star, malfunctioning Presto cards and readers enabled 1.4 million free riders, all I can say is that I am surprised there were not more. I, for one, am going to keep buying the Metropass for as long as I can.


• Jamie Bradburn has reposted an old 2009 Torontoist column of his looking at the role played by the Toronto Sun and its media personalities in city politics.


• Natalia Manzocco at NOW Toronto reports on how institutionally homophobic American chicken sandwich chain Chick-Fil-A is hoping to set up a restaurant in Canada.