State Of The Race
/This week we are expecting to see many more people register to run for Toronto city council and the school board. We may even see some candidates who recently ran (and lost) in the provincial election put their names forward.
This week we are expecting to see many more people register to run for Toronto city council and the school board. We may even see some candidates who recently ran (and lost) in the provincial election put their names forward.
Check out our map of the state of the race for City Council. Click the wards to see who has registered where. The map is accurate as of 8am this morning.
Some stats on the race for city council:
103 people are registered to run for 48 spots on council
10 for mayor and 93 for councillor
25 of 45ish incumbents have registered
5 wards have no candidates
1 ward has 7 candidates
It happened.
Doug Ford is Premier of Ontario and, like us, you’re probably not feeling so great today.
We have work to do. Premier Ford means our 2018 city council and school board elections are more important than ever. Will you commit to voting for progress in Toronto’s elections this fall? progresstoronto.ca/yes
Make no mistake: Doug Ford will have his eyes on electing conservative candidates to city hall and the school board in Toronto.
But the silver lining of last night's election results is that Progressives won in Toronto.
Over 738,000 of the votes cast in Toronto were votes against Doug Ford. That means 2 in 3 Torontonians voted for someone other than Doug. More than 400,000 people voted for the NDP, more than 287,000 for the Liberals, and 33,000 for the Greens. Ford received little more than 359,000 votes.
If we band together we can elect more progressive champions for our city than ever before to protect us from what Doug Ford has planned for Toronto.
Read MoreIt happened.
DougFord is Premier of Ontario and like me, you’re probably not feeling so great today. We have work to do. Premier Ford means our 2018 city council and school board elections are more important than ever. That's why I'm asking you to join me in committing to vote for progress in Toronto’s elections this fall: progresstoronto.ca/yes