After four months without an MPP, citizens of Scarborough–Rouge River will head to the polls in a Sept. 1 byelection that has been unofficially underway all summer.
Premier Kathleen Wynne set the date Wednesday in the wake of veteran Liberal Bas Balkissoon’s sudden resignation March 22 – the same day former Toronto mayor Rob Ford died of cancer.
But Wynne, who has refused to comment on the reasons for Balkissoon’s unexplained departure, did not call a vote in the riding of Ottawa-Vanier, held by Liberal cabinet minister Madeleine Meilleur until she resigned in June.
The premier’s office said it won’t rush a byelection there because none of the major parties have yet nominated candidates.
In Scarborough the race will be hotly contested, with the Progressive Conservatives running long-time Ward 42 city councillor Raymond Cho, who is 79 and counts former councillor Doug Ford among his top campaign officials.
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Premier Kathleen Wynne set the date Wednesday in the wake of veteran Liberal Bas Balkissoon’s sudden resignation March 22 – the same day former Toronto mayor Rob Ford died of cancer.
But Wynne, who has refused to comment on the reasons for Balkissoon’s unexplained departure, did not call a vote in the riding of Ottawa-Vanier, held by Liberal cabinet minister Madeleine Meilleur until she resigned in June.
The premier’s office said it won’t rush a byelection there because none of the major parties have yet nominated candidates.
In Scarborough the race will be hotly contested, with the Progressive Conservatives running long-time Ward 42 city councillor Raymond Cho, who is 79 and counts former councillor Doug Ford among his top campaign officials.
https://www.thestar.com/news/queens...ls-byelection-in-scarborough-rouge-river.html
