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John Tory shares thoughts on 2026 municipal election
Former Toronto Mayor John Tory sat down with CP24 Breakfast on Monday morning to speak on the mayoral race, and said today is stressful for anyone running or involved in the election.
“Compared to provincial and federal campaigns that last maybe 35 days, this one goes on for months. You could even argue years. And so it’s a blessed relief for everybody, including the campaigners, to be done with it,” Tory said.
Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford have been active on the campaign trail in recent weeks and the race between them is neck-and neck, exclusive Nanos Research polling has suggested. When asked about voter turnout, Tory said Bradford has an advantage for age demographics while Chow has more councillors in her corner.
“I think what you’ve got here is a kind of an even thing where Mr. Bradford may have an edge in terms of the demographics of the voter, the age of the voters, and Mayor Chow may have an advantage in the sense she’s got more machinery, including some of the union people, to help her get the vote out,” Tory said.
Chow is at risk of becoming the first incumbent to lose the mayoral job at the ballot box since the city’s amalgamation in 1998.
“It’s unusual,” Tory said. “Especially local politics, they get comfortable with a person and they sort of—unless you’ve made a terrible mistake—they tend to re-elect you.”
“Compared to provincial and federal campaigns that last maybe 35 days, this one goes on for months. You could even argue years. And so it’s a blessed relief for everybody, including the campaigners, to be done with it,” Tory said.
Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford have been active on the campaign trail in recent weeks and the race between them is neck-and neck, exclusive Nanos Research polling has suggested. When asked about voter turnout, Tory said Bradford has an advantage for age demographics while Chow has more councillors in her corner.
“I think what you’ve got here is a kind of an even thing where Mr. Bradford may have an edge in terms of the demographics of the voter, the age of the voters, and Mayor Chow may have an advantage in the sense she’s got more machinery, including some of the union people, to help her get the vote out,” Tory said.
Chow is at risk of becoming the first incumbent to lose the mayoral job at the ballot box since the city’s amalgamation in 1998.
“It’s unusual,” Tory said. “Especially local politics, they get comfortable with a person and they sort of—unless you’ve made a terrible mistake—they tend to re-elect you.”