Meir (pronounced “mayor”), says his focus will be on “weed-smell, roundabouts, organ-shortages, Canada geese, God, labour, street preachers, hipsters, uncomfortable benches”, adding that he’s the youngest candidate, so he won’t die in office. “You’ve probably noticed when you have an animal in the room, people are more human.”Īnother candidate, grade 12 student Meir Straus, promised on his campaign website he is “definitely a real man and NOT three raccoons in a trench coat”. He also said a victory for Molly would lead to more “civilized discourse” during council meetings. He told reporters Molly’s biggest concerns were the city’s use of winter road salt, which hurts her paws. Owner Toby Heaps, who arrived at city hall on rollerblades, said he was a stand-in for the dog. One of the last candidates to register was Molly, a seven-year-old Russian rescue dog.
But the record number of entrants has also lured in a cast of long-shot hopefuls. Leading candidates are campaigning on fixing Toronto’s transit system, addressing a cost of living crisis in the city and overhauling controversial infrastructure, like the Gardiner expressway. “We need someone in Toronto that knows all of Toronto, not a little ward that they’ve been representing, but all of Toronto.” I believe we need someone that has actually run an operation with a number of employees that has the experience,” said Ford. “We need someone who has experience dealing with crime. Ontario’s premier, Doug Ford, who previously said he wouldn’t weigh in on the election, has tacitly endorsed Saunders. Olivia Chow, who placed third in the 2014 mayoral election that Tory won, is seen as the current frontrunner, ahead of former provincial lawmaker Mitzie Hunter, councillors Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford and Josh Matlow and former police chief Mark Saunders. The deputy mayor, Jennifer McKelvie, has served as interim mayor since Tory’s departure and is not running as a candidate. Tory had won re-election only four months before.
The current three-term mayor, John Tory, abruptly resigned in February, after admitting to an extramarital affair with a former staff member.
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