In a statement released Thursday morning, McKelvie, deputy mayor of Toronto since November, said she “will not be seeking to run for Mayor in the upcoming by-election.”
McKelvie clarified she will oversee the operations of the mayor’s office “from the moment Tory’s resignation is formally effective until a new mayor is electedby residents,” but she will not seek re-election past her tenure as deputy mayor.
“Representing the residents of my ward, and ensuring a smooth, stable transition until a new Mayor is elected, requires my full attention,” she said in the statement. “I appreciate every resident who has reached out asking if I would run-my love for representing them and for my role, are why I won’t be moving forward with a campaign for Mayor.”This is a developing story.
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