Toronto’s newly elected mayor Olivia Chow promised a number of changes during her two-month campaign, the most notable being plans to build affordable housing on publicly owned land and expand eligibility requirements for renters. Chow, a former NDP MP who also ran in the 2014 Toronto mayoral election, losing that race, focused mainly on her…

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 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…

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has endorsed Mark Saunders for the next mayor of Toronto. Speaking to reporters on June 20, Ford confirmed his support of the former Toronto police chief when asked why he has the candidate’s sign on his front lawn in Etobicoke. “I put Mark’s sign on my lawn, I’m proud to have…

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has endorsed Mark Saunders for the next mayor of Toronto. Speaking to reporters on June 20, Ford confirmed his support of the former Toronto police chief when asked why he has the candidate’s sign on his front lawn in Etobicoke. “I put Mark’s sign on my lawn, I’m proud to have…

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…

The six-day advance voting period for what is shaping up to be a record-setting by-election for a new mayor in Toronto has just come to an end, with almost 12 percent more advance voters going to the polls than in the last election in October 2022. Advance polls closed at the end of the day…

Just over two weeks before Torontonians head to the polls to elect a new mayor, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre is urging city residents to vote for a candidate who will “build millions of homes” in order to bring down sky-high real estate and rental costs. The Tory leader didn’t name any candidates, but noted…

Toronto police say they have arrested a suspect after a man allegedly threatened to shoot mayoral candidates, which prompted a debate to be cancelled and some leading contenders to pause their campaigns. Police say a 29-year-old man from Toronto is in custody. They say investigators are also aware of an online threat and believe it’s…

In 2021, three major Canadian cities—Edmonton, Calgary, and Montreal—elected progressive mayors. But a year later, voters in Vancouver and Ottawa rejected their more progressive front-runners. Will Canada’s other great metropolis, Toronto, go more right or left in its upcoming mayoral byelection? “If I were a progressive candidate in Toronto, I would be worried,” Richard Johnston,…