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WOMEN MATTER
Mayoral Candidates Meeting

Equal Voice, Toronto Women’s City Alliance and YWCA Toronto will host a mayoral debate on the issues that matter to Toronto women.

Friday September 10, 2010
6pm to 8:30pm
YWCA Toronto
80 Woodlawn Ave. E.
(North of Summerhill Subway_

Mayoral Candidates
Rob Ford
Joe Pantalone
Rocco Rossi
George Smitherman
Sarah Thomson


Moderator to be confirmed

  Child-minding is available
Please call 647-235-8575  to register for child-minding.
Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis.

 

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