Doug Ford begs John Tory to remain Toronto mayor; Chrystia Freeland denies she did the same

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says there’s a good chance a Toronto by\u002Delection it could yield a \u0027disastrous\u0027 result — \u0027a lefty mayor\u0027

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Ford was the primary challenger in the 2014 mayoral election that first brought Tory to office. Ford’s scandal-plagued brother Rob Ford also directly preceded Tory as mayor. According to a Tuesday report from CityNews, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was also among the figures urging Tory to reverse his resignation plans. The story cited an anonymous source close to Tory who said the mayor had fielded a phone call from Freeland encouraging him to stay on.

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