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Peter Kuitenbrouwer lunches with the main candidates for mayor of Toronto to get to know them better. Last week was Olivia Chow. This week, David Soknacki. Next up, Karen Stintz, followed by John Tory. So far, Mayor Rob Ford’s campaign has declined to participate.

David Soknacki is the only major candidate for Toronto mayor who lives in Scarborough. He suggests we lunch at the Black Dog Pub in Rouge Hill — about as far as you can get from city hall within city limits.

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As this is the “Transit Election,” with endless debates on improving transit in Scarborough, I call the TTC, 416-393-INFO, for directions to the pub.

“Take the subway at Queen Station northbound to Bloor,” says a friendly woman named June. “Change for the Bloor line to Kennedy. Go one stop on the SRT, to Lawrence. Then take the 54A bus from Lawrence Station — make sure it says ‘A’ on it — to Rouge Hill GO station. Change for the 85 bus north on East Avenue to Island Road.”