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By Jon Sufrin, Toronto Life
The Rebel Mayor situation, the municipal election’s only fun gossip story so far, may have ended before it was spoken of outside of city hall. For the uninitiated, an anonymous tweeter known as Rebel Mayor has been poking fun at just about every public figure in Toronto since November 2009, with a particular emphasis on mayoral candidates. The identity of the musket-wielding, Scotch-swilling, Prius-driving, old English–spouting reincarnation of William Lyon Mackenzie (who chronicles the travails of his “team” as he campaigns to reclaim his place as Toronto’s mayor) …
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1837 • 2010 • agenda • Candidates • City Hall • David Nickle • George Smitherman • Giorgio Mammoliti • HiMY SYeD • Joe Pantalone • Musket rack • mutton chops • mystery • Press Gallery • Prius • Rebel Mayor • Rob Ford • Rocco Rossi • Sarah Thomson • Saskatchewan • Team • Toronto’s first mayor • Tree Bylaw • Trinity-Spadina • Twitter • Upper Canada Rebellion • Ward 19 • William Lyon Mckenzie • Zanta
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By Natalie Alcoba, National Post
UPDATE 9:48 p.m. ET: A cryptic email neither confirms nor denies the identity of Twitter’s “Rebel Mayor.”
An email sent by the National Post to Himy Syed, whose duplicate tweet earlier today led to speculation he was Rebel Mayor, received this response:
“‘Team’ has withdrawn Blackberry privileges until further notice. xo”
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Has a mystery older than the municipal election — and generating practically as much interest among City Hall keeners — been solved?
Rebel Mayor (@rebelmayor), the reincarnation of William Lyon Mackenzie on Twitter, has been amusing followers since November with …
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1837 • 2010 • agenda • Candidates • City Hall • David Miller • HiMY SYeD • mystery • Rebel Mayor • Team • Toronto’s first mayor • Trinity-Spadina • Twitter • VoteTO • Ward 19 • William Lyon Mckenzie
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By Jackson Proskow, Global News Toronto
He was Toronto’s first mayor, and leader of the Upper Canada rebellion. These days he’s best known for working with his “Team” to add a musket rack to his Prius.
Confused? So is most of City Hall.
For the last few months someone has been posing as William Lyon Mckenzie on Twitter – under the handle “rebelmayor.” (The rebel describes himself as “Toronto’s first mayor – 1837 rebellion starter – back & pissed & running for Toronto mayor in 2010”). The question of just who this person might …
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1837 • 2010 • agenda • Candidates • City Hall • David Nickle • HiMY SYeD • Musket rack • mutton chops • mystery • Press Gallery • Prius • Rebel Mayor • Team • Toronto's first mayor • Trinity-Spadina • Twitter • Upper Canada Rebellion • Ward 19 • William Lyon Mckenzie
