Torontonians elected right-leaning mayors in the last two elections, but so far the polls show that a left-wing front-runner is leading the race for the mayor’s chair as the city heads toward election day on June 26. “Toronto is a balance of right and left,” Mike McGregor, an associate professor of politics and public administration…
Winner of Toronto’s Mayoral Race Could Finish With Record-Low Votes: Analyst
Toronto Mayoral Hopeful Anthony Furey Pledges to Bolster Police Force, Target Addiction if Elected
Toronto mayoral candidate Anthony Furey says Toronto is facing serious issues of “urban decay.” “People see what’s happening in Seattle, San Francisco, downtown Vancouver. And they’re saying we don’t want this city to go any more in that direction. We have to act now,” Furey, a former newspaper columnist and talk radio host, told The…
Toronto Councillor Brad Bradford Confirms Intention to Run for Mayor as Council Meets
Toronto councillor Brad Bradford says he’s officially running in the city’s mayoral race. Bradford had said earlier that he was considering the move and had assembled an advisory committee that included individuals connected to both Progressive Conservative and Liberal backgrounds. Bradford, a councillor for Beaches-East York, says today that his plan involves “less talk, more…
Toronto Mayoral Race Shapes up as Former Police Chief, City Councillor Announce Bids
Toronto’s mayoral race intensified Tuesday as two prominent civic leaders announced their bids to fill the seat left vacant by John Tory. City councillor Josh Matlow made his long-anticipated entry into the race Tuesday morning, hours after former police chief Mark Saunders announced he would be running for the top job. Matlow and Saunders join Ana Bailão,…
Exiting Office: Embattled John Tory Works Final Day as Toronto’s Mayor
John Tory is marking his final day as the mayor of Toronto. Tory shocked the city with an announcement a week ago that he had an “inappropriate relationship” with someone who used to work on his staff and said he’d be stepping down. The 68-year-old then lingered in office to see his budget debated at…
Week of Uncertainty Begins in Toronto Following Mayor’s Surprise Resignation
A big week in municipal politics is getting off to an uncertain start in Toronto today following the recent surprise resignation of the city’s mayor. John Tory stunned political observers on Friday when he admitted to having an affair with a former member of his staff and announced plans to resign from the city’s top…
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