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Torontoist‘s Villains of 2011
We've nominated those we've found most worthy, and now it's up to you to vote for Supervillain of 2011.
For two weeks every December, Torontoist recaps the year that’s winding down by nominating the best and worst people, places, things, and ideas which had an influence on the city in the preceeding 12 months. And then, it’s up to you. Here is our full slate of nominees for Supervillain. Click on any one to see why we think each nominee is villainous, and click right here to vote for your favourites. Voting for Villains is open until midnight on December 30; on December 31 we’ll announce the Superhero and Supervillain of 2011, as selected by you.
THE CANDIDATES
 Rob Ford Bellicose but not brave |
 Ford’s Council Friends Running interference at the expense of good policy. |
 Tim Hudak Creating divisions in the name of conservatism |
 Fat-Phobic Ford Haters Judging for all the wrong reasons |
 Toronto Taxpayers Coalition A coaltion of one? |
 Occupy Toronto Squandering a valuable opportunity |
 Burying the Eglinton LRT Costing more and delivering less |
 Astral Media Info Pillars Taking lots of space to tell us very little |
 Cityplace A sloppy approach to city-building |
 Sun Media Appealing to the worst in us |
 Homophobia in Hockey Poisoning one of our favourite pasttimes |
 Mitch Mortaza Treating players in the Lingerie Football League like sex objects, not athletes |
 Anti-Cycling Sentiments Perpetuating an attitude that quite literally kills |
 Chain Store Creep Prioritizing convenience over character |
 Emerald Ash Borers Nibbling their way through our tree canopy |
 Apathetic Voters For not caring when caring is most important |
 Your Candidate Someone we missed? Send us your write-in option. |
Voting has now closed. We’ll unveil the results—your pick for Superhero of 2011—on December 31.
