Veteran city councillor confirms he is ‘strongly exploring’ a bid to run in the June 26 byelection to replace John Tory
Bradford’s advisers include Ontario PC Premier Doug Ford’s former campaign manager Kory Teneycke and veteran Liberal strategist Bob Lopinski. Executives at major lobbying firms, including Jaime Watt, the executive chairman of Navigator, and Brian Teefy, vice-president of StrategyCorp, are also backing Bradford.
But Matlow framed his lack of ties to insiders as a virtue, arguing that any candidate supported by consultants and lobbyists risks becoming a “vassal” for corporate and political interests. Matlow has also relentlessly denounced the Scarborough subway project. But he said Tuesday that with construction already underway, he now believesHe rejected the suggestion he’s changing his position because if he runs for mayor he will need to court voters in Scarborough, where the $5.5-billion subway is popular.he said, noting that since the province uploaded subway construction from the city, council has little ability to stop the project.
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