Nominations have officially opened for the Toronto mayoral by-election and the field is already crowded. As of right now, 28 candidates have registered:
... and this list doesn't include some prominent names who have announced their intention to run but haven't formally filed yet (e.g. Gil Penalosa, the runner-up in last year's general election).
The by-election comes after John Tory's surprise resignation over his affair with one of his staff. Nominations are open until May 14 and the election is June 26.
Things are now getting interesting for Doug Ford, who implemented "strong mayor" powers for Toronto when he had an ally in the Mayor's Office (Tory) and is now fretting at the possibility that the City could elect a "leftie" who could use those same powers to block a lot of what Ford wants to do in (to?) Toronto.
There are multiple credible candidates on both sides of the political spectrum here, so it seems like no candidate is going to have a majority or even a strong plurality.
... and there's the very real possibility of a multi-way split between the "real" candidates allowing some fringe candidate to squeak into the lead by a handful of votes.
Thoughts? Predictions? Who do you want to win?
... and this list doesn't include some prominent names who have announced their intention to run but haven't formally filed yet (e.g. Gil Penalosa, the runner-up in last year's general election).
The by-election comes after John Tory's surprise resignation over his affair with one of his staff. Nominations are open until May 14 and the election is June 26.
Things are now getting interesting for Doug Ford, who implemented "strong mayor" powers for Toronto when he had an ally in the Mayor's Office (Tory) and is now fretting at the possibility that the City could elect a "leftie" who could use those same powers to block a lot of what Ford wants to do in (to?) Toronto.
There are multiple credible candidates on both sides of the political spectrum here, so it seems like no candidate is going to have a majority or even a strong plurality.
... and there's the very real possibility of a multi-way split between the "real" candidates allowing some fringe candidate to squeak into the lead by a handful of votes.
Thoughts? Predictions? Who do you want to win?