Toronto Mayoral Elections to Take Place on June 26

Toronto City Clerk has set a mayoral by-election for June 26, Monday. As per City Clerk, John D. Elvidge, the nominations for the by-elections will be open on Monday, April 3rd at 8:30 a.m, and will be closed on Friday, May 12 at 2 p.m.

Advance voting will take place from Thursday, June 8 to Tuesday, June 13.

The announcement comes after the resignation of the former mayor, John Tory after admitting to a relationship with the staffer.

Tory said, “During the pandemic, I developed a relationship with an employee in my office in a way that did not meet the standards to which I hold myself as Mayor and as a family man.”

The Star mentioned that the woman, a former employee, is 31 years old and worked as an advisor in his office.

Prabhnoor Kaur