Tag: Mark Saunders

Torontonians Head to Polls Monday to Elect New Mayor

Torontonians are headed to the polls on June 26 to elect their new mayor about five months after longtime mayor John Tory stepped down from the role because of an “inappropriate relationship” he’d had with a former staffer. Polling throughout the mayoral race has mostly favoured former NDP MP Olivia Chow, who previously ran in the city’s…


Torontonians Head to the Polls Today to Elect New Mayor

Torontonians are headed to the polls on June 26 to elect their new mayor about five months after longtime mayor John Tory stepped down from the role because of an “inappropriate relationship” he’d had with a former staffer. Polling throughout the mayoral race has mostly favoured former NDP MP Olivia Chow, who previously ran in the city’s…


Toronto Mayoral Candidate Chow Touts Plan to Increase Tax on Expensive Real Estate to Build Affordable Housing

TORONTO—Olivia Chow, a former federal NDP MP and now one of the frontrunners in Toronto’s municipal by-election, reiterated her campaign promise on May 24 to increase taxes on expensive real-estate purchases in the city and use the public revenue to build more affordable housing units if she is elected mayor. Chow made the comments during…


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,…