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Toronto’s Supervillain of 2012: The Finalists!

We began with 18 nominees; you whittled the list down to just four. Now, here are the finalists for Supervillain of 2012, as chosen by you.

By Torontoist Dec. 19th, 6:22 pm

Heroes and Villains 2012: Hall of Villains

The worst of our city over the past 12 months.

By Torontoist Dec. 19th, 1:00 pm

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2012 Villain: Rob Ford

The one nominee who gets a category all his own is very lamentably the mayor of Toronto.

By Christopher Bird • Illustration by Brian McLachlanDec. 19th, 9:00 am

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2012 Villain: James Pasternak and Other QuAIA Alarmists

Nominated for: undermining Pride Toronto, and Toronto's commitment to diversity.

By Hamutal Dotan • Illustration by Chloe CushmanDec. 17th, 8:45 am

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2012 Villain: Yunel Escobar

Nominated for: homophobic slurs and frustrating non-apologies.

By Carly Maga • Illustration by Matthew DaleyDec. 17th, 8:45 am

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Villain: Frances Nunziata

Nominated for: treating her colleagues like wayward schoolchildren.

By Desmond Cole • Illustration by Matthew DaleyDec. 17th, 8:45 am

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2012 Villain: Sue-Ann Levy

Nominated for: using her position to reinforce divisions.

By Terri Coles • Illustration by Jeremy KaiDec. 17th, 8:45 am

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2012 Villain: Michael Bryant

Nominated for: an astonishingly tone-deaf response to a tragic death.

By Carly Maga • Illustration by Kyra KendallDec. 17th, 8:45 am

Villain: Unsubstantiated “Safety Concerns”

Nominated for: using race as an indicator of crime.

By Desmond Cole • Illustration by Matthew DaleyDec. 17th, 8:45 am

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2012 Villain: NFB Funding Cuts

Nominated for: forcing the venerable institution to sacrifice local distribution in order to save future productions.

By Angelo Muredda • Illustration by Jeremy KaiDec. 13th, 8:45 am

2012 Villain: John Farrell

Nominated for: checking out even before he left the team.

By Terri Coles • Illustration by Chloe CushmanDec. 13th, 8:45 am

2012 Villain: NHL Lockout

Nominated for: taking hockey away from us.

By Kevin Scott • Illustration by Brian McLachlanDec. 13th, 8:45 am

2012 Villain: Factory Theatre’s Board of Directors

Nominated for: losing their community's trust.

By Steve Fisher • Illustration by Brett LambDec. 13th, 8:45 am

2012 Villain: CBC Funding Cuts

Nominated for: weakening one of our national institutions.

By Carly Maga • Illustration by Matthew DaleyDec. 13th, 8:45 am

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2012 Villain: Sedwick Hill

Nominated for: his role in the untimely death of the Toronto Underground Cinema.

By David Demchuk • Illustration by Brett LambDec. 13th, 8:45 am

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2012 Villain: Margaret Wente

Nominated for: plagiarism, and laziness of epic proportions.

By Natalie Zina Walschots • Illustration by Jeremy KaiDec. 13th, 8:45 am

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2012 Villain Nominees: Cityscape

The people, places, things, and ideas that are undermining the texture of the city—our neighbourhoods, transportation, and sense of place.

By Torontoist Dec. 11th, 9:00 am

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2012 Villain: The Impossible Rental Market

Nominated for: vacancy rates that make renting hopeless.

By Sarah-Joyce Battersby • Illustration by Brett LambDec. 10th, 10:47 pm

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