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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 24, 2024 6:48 am Updated June 24, 2024 11:37 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Residents of Toronto—St Paul’s will head to the polls Monday to vote for a new member of parliament for their riding, with …
Read More »Gary Crawford’s exit triggers calls to change Toronto council severance pay policy – Toronto
Calls to change Toronto’s policy of awarding severance pay to city councillors are growing, following a more than $120,000 payout to the city’s former budget chief who resigned on the eve of a provincial byelection that he’s running in. Gary Crawford submitted his resignation to the city clerk on Monday, …
Read More »Residents of two Ontario ridings set to head to the polls for byelections
Summer is the time for barbecues, bare feet and beaches — and for residents of two Ontario ridings, byelections. It’s not traditionally thought of as the best season for politicking, when people are out enjoying the weather or away on vacation, but candidates in Thursday’s byelections in Toronto’s Scarborough-Guildwood and …
Read More »A look at the 7 candidates leading the race to be Toronto’s next mayor – Toronto
Toronto residents will elect a new mayor today, four months after former leader John Tory admitted to having an affair with a staffer and stepped down from the city’s top job. Voters heading to the polls will face a crowded ballot with a record 102 candidates to pick from. Here …
Read More »Toronto election: Brad Bradford vows to be a ‘mayor of action’ in Global News interview – Toronto
Global News is holding one-on-one interviews with the top seven polling candidates vying to become Toronto’s next mayor on June 26. Candidates were asked to choose an interview location to talk about their policies and campaign promises. Links to each of the interviews can be found below as they are …
Read More »Voter apathy concerns loom over Toronto election days ahead of vote – Toronto
With 102 registered candidates, more than 10 debates featuring the apparent front-runners and around-the-clock news coverage, Toronto’s mayoral election has clearly offered plenty to follow. Less clear is whether voters have been paying attention. Concerns about voter apathy are not unique to Toronto but have come into sharp focus after …
Read More »‘The worst possible system:’ Critics call for reforms to Toronto’s mayoral election – Toronto
When Torontonians enter the polling booth on June 26 to elect a new mayor, they will stare down a ballot with 102 candidates before marking a single vote. Whoever gets the most votes wins, regardless of their share of the overall ballots cast. With more than half a dozen high …
Read More »Ontario Liberal Mitzie Hunter confirms she’s running in Toronto’s mayoral race
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Liberal MPP Mitzie Hunter has confirmed to Global News she will officially be tossing her name in for Toronto’s mayoral race. She also said she does not plan on using “strong mayor powers.” Hunter has represented Scarborough-Guildwood as an MPP since …
Read More »Toronto council to meet for first time since John Tory resigned, confirm mayor race dates – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 29, 2023 6:12 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto city council is set to meet today for the first time since former mayor John Tory resigned. Tory stepped down last month after revealing he had an “inappropriate affair” with …
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