Andrea Horwath, who helmed Ontario’s NDP for more than a decade before stepping down last month, announced a plan Tuesday to run for mayor in her hometown of Hamilton.
Horwath said she thought long and hard about her decision and will be leaving her provincial seat to run in the October municipal election.
“I really do believe that our city has its best days ahead of us … and that I have not only the experience, but the record of hard work and collaboration, things that Hamiltonians expect of each other,” she said at a news conference Tuesday.
“I look forward to using everything that I’ve learned to help us realize the great potential that our city has.”…