Why Run for Mayor?

Municipal Elections are coming October 26 and there are 53 candidates running for mayor.

Here’s an alphabetical list:

Imad Abdulkadir, Bahira Abdulsalam, Chris Alexander, Jamie Atkinson, Brad Bradford, Darrell Brown, Brian Buffey, Braeden Chow, Olivia Chow, Logan Choy, Kevin Clarke, Paul Collins, Alex Cruze, Roberto Curto, Laura Dean, Habiba Desai, Cory Deville, Wincess Dorville, Laura Ellis, Martin Fraser, Alton Frederick, Edward Gong, Faizan Haider, Thomas Hall, Peter Handjis, Jack Hartley, Heather He, Mohamad Kaaki, Georgios Kalkounis, Isidoros Kyrlangitses, Michael Lamoureux, Rick Lee, Reagan Levermany, Eddie Mayanja, Sarah McVie, Francis Mercieca, Joseph Osuji, Odessa Paloma Parker, Gus Prokos, Faisal Razi, Amy Rosen, Lyall Sanders, Naomi Sayers, Robert Shusterman, Sandeep Srivastava, Weizhen Tang, Joshua Thompson, Kuo Yu Tong, Jeffery Tunney, Jack Weenen, Henoke Yohannes, Leila Yohannes, Mostafa Zandkarimi,

Other than Mayor Olivia Chow, Councillor Brad Bradford and former MP Chris Alexander, do you recognize any of the names on the list? Most of the candidates have yet to post any information about themselves. Some candidates have comprehensive websites with lots of information about their platforms and their candidacy. There are a few former politicians, former candidates and a few journalists running. Most candidates consider themselves civic builders.

It’s hard to know why many of these candidates are running. We’ll keep watching and will have more to say as the race narrows.

If you are not registered to vote you can do so at the Ontario Elections Register to Vote website here: https://vreg.registertovoteon.ca/en/home. You can call to register at 1-866-242-3025.