The former city councillor and MP for Trinity-Spadina with city-wide name recognition would be one of strongest contenders if she enters June 26 byelection.
The race to replace John Tory, who stepped down as Toronto’s mayor after an affair with a staffer, officially kicked off two weeks ago but candidates .
With no incumbent, no obvious frontrunner, a shortened campaign run, and what is predicted to be a low voter turnout, one expert says Toronto could end up electing an accidental mayor.
Former city councillor and NDP MP ended months of speculation and launched her campaign because Toronto is no longer the ‘city of hope’ she grew up in.