Olivia Chow set to enter Toronto’s mayoral race: report
Posted March 6, 2014 7:41 am.
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Toronto’s mayoral race is about to get more crowded.
MP Olivia Chow, the major left-of-centre contender, is reportedly set to file her nomination papers the week of March 17.
Many have been expecting Chow to enter the race — several opinion polls over the past year have had her as the front-runner.
The Trinity-Spadina MP would be the latest major candidate to take a run at Mayor Rob Ford’s job. Former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader John Tory, Coun. Karen Stintz and ex-councillor David Soknacki have already launched campaigns.
The Toronto Star quotes a campaign source as saying that Chow has been preparing for a year and will roll out an ambitious platform.
CORRECTION: An earlier report incorrectly stated that Soknacki is currently a councillor.