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John Tory finally backs a candidate in Toronto mayoral election
Tory revealed Wednesday he endorses Ana Bailão in Monday’s byelection, while Doug Ford warned an Olivia Chow victory would be ‘unmitigated disaster’ for the city.www.thestar.com
John Tory has named his preferred candidate in the election to succeed him, despite previously declaring he would stay out of the race.
The former Toronto mayor confirmed to the Star on Wednesday that he will endorse Ana Bailão in Monday’s byelection. Bailão, a former councillor for Davenport, served as one of his deputy mayors.
Her campaign is expected to issue a formal statement Wednesday afternoon.
What bothers me here is not his choosing to endorse someone, its that he publicly stated he would not, and now has.
Same pattern Deputy Mayor McKelvie followed.