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, a former deputy mayor and Tory’s housing point person, in an already crowded field of contenders, with the formal nomination period still yet to open.
City councillor Brad Bradford hasn’t officially announced a bid but is also expected to run after forming a campaign advisory committee last month, while Liberal MPP Mitzie Hunter has said she is considering a bid as well….