The 105th Grey Cup Mayor Bet has been set
As is tradition with the Grey Cup, the opposing mayors of each representing city agree to a friendly wager.
The 105th Grey Cup will be no different.
For Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi & Toronto Mayor John Tory, Wednesday was the day which the guidelines of the “Mayor Bet” would be laid out.
So what’s at stake (via the Canadian Press):
- The losing mayor will contribute $5 for every point scored by the winning team to a food bank in the winning mayor’s city.
- Losing mayor will also send the winning mayor a selection of local craft beer.
- The losing mayor must wear the winning team’s jersey and read a poem written or selected by the winning mayor at their next city council meeting.
Mayor Tory wasted no time taking to social media to motivate his home-town squad:
As a former CFL commissioner, I couldn’t take sides in the #GreyCup but as the Mayor of Toronto… GO ARGOS! #Argosfootball #GoodluckArgos pic.twitter.com/r2EEDuU7LK
— John Tory (@JohnTory) November 22, 2017
Friendly wager with @nenshi over #GreyCup. Losing mayor will contribute $5 for every point scored by the winning team with funds going to @DailyBreadTO or @CalgaryFoodBank . I encourage everyone to make similar bets to support their local food banks #Argosfootball #goodluckArgos pic.twitter.com/tqB8xN4flj
— John Tory (@JohnTory) November 22, 2017
Your move Mayor Nenshi.
