Olivia Chow wins election as Toronto’s first Chinese-Canadian mayor
Olivia Chow has become the first Chinese-Canadian mayor of Toronto. – AFP pic, June 27, 2023.
OLIVIA Chow won the election yesterday to become the first Chinese-Canadian mayor of Toronto, vowing to pursue a more progressive approach in Canada’s largest city after ending more than a decade of conservative rule. Hong Kong-born Chow, who emerged victorious from a record field of 102 candidates, has promised to raise property taxes and do more to support tenants to help tackle the city’s housing affordability crisis.
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