Olivia Chow, a longtime NDP MP, Toronto city councilor and the widow of former NDP leader Jack Layton, is one of the leading candidates seeking to replace Mayor Rob Ford. As the mayoral election comes to a close, the race to be Toronto’s future mayor couldn’t be more heated, especially... Read more

John Tory is the front runner in the 2014 mayoral elections that are going to be held on Monday. Nakshi Pandit reports on his mayoral campaign and political career so far. Read more

“Change is coming, it’s going to happen. It’s started.” Jane Farrow believes change is the future for her ward and for her city. Following a tumultuous four years at City Hall, the Ward 30 candidate says Torontonians are fed up with gridlock on the streets and gridlock in the council chamber.... Read more

He’s going up against one of the longest sitting members of Toronto City Council. But Nick Di Nizio is not afraid. ‘‘It’s going to be a slug out right until the end. And it might get dirty and it might get bad, but we are ready for that. We are... Read more

“I’m with Rob Ford,” says an elderly woman, peering through her cracked open doorway.  Andray Domise doesn’t miss a beat, and launches into the same speech he’s delivered over and over already this day. “That’s okay, I have nothing against him personally but I think this community can do better,”... Read more

One hundred and nine votes. Justin Di Ciano lost his 2010 bid for Toronto City Council by just 109 votes. ‘‘The way the election ended last time with a re-count, it wasn’t how we wanted it to end. A lot of people thought we won. Then they woke up the... Read more

by: Aeryn Pfaff Kristyn Wong-Tam, incumbent councillor for Ward 27 (Toronto Centre-Rosedale) talks to Skedline about her effectiveness as a public servant, Barbara Hall Park, Mayor Rob Ford and the upcoming election. Read more

Four years after ruling out another run in politics, former Ward 32 councillor, Sandra Bussin wants her old seat back. The riding of Beaches-East York was one of the most brutally fought battles of the 2010 campaign, and it ended with Mary-Margaret McMahon defeating the incumbent Bussin by more than... Read more

No, he is not related to current Toronto mayor, Rob Ford… But for 30 years, resident Russ Ford, has been serving the Etobicoke – Lakeshore community as the executive director for LAMP Community Health Centre. Now, Ford is running as a candidate for the Ward 6 seat at city hall.... Read more

Single parent families in Toronto struggle to work in order to make a living for their families. They also struggle to find affordable childcare for their kids in order to be able to work at all. Anna Lazo is a single mother of four, whose kids were placed on the... Read more