Toronto is heading back to the polls to vote for a new mayor on June 26. Here are the 102 confirmed mayoral hopefuls – including major candidates Olivia Chow, Mark Saunders, Josh Matlow as well as the long-shots
Brad Bradford is a Toronto city councillor who was endorsed by former mayor John Tory in his 2018 election bid. Before politics, he was a city planner.for his changing stance on police funding. In July, 2020, during the summer of protest over the killing of George Floyd in the United States, he called for more money to be spent on social services. Last month, he challenged councillor Alejandra Bravo, who called for $900,000 of the $1.
2-billion police budget to be directed to social services, asking her whether that amounted to defunding officers.Mr. Bradford has said he plans to run on a platform focused on community safety, affordability issues and public transit. He also said he would not hesitate to use new strong-mayor powers, including the controversial ability to push some decisions through with minority support of council.Ward 18 incumbent councillor Ana Bailao works in her campaign office on Dundas St. W.
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