Municipal elections in Ontario today

Globalnews.ca
Oct. 27, 2014

It’s municipal voting day in Ontario.

Canada’s largest city will be in the spotlight as residents decide whether to extend the Ford family’s reign by sending Rob Ford’s older brother to the mayor’s office - or going for former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader John Tory or ex-NDP MP Olivia Chow.

And while the race to replace Ford has drawn international attention, Toronto isn’t the only city replacing a controversial incumbent.

John Tory speaks to the media as he arrives during the final mayoral debate for the Toronto mayoral race in Toronto on Thursday, October 23, 2014.

Voters in London will choose a successor to Joe Fontana, who resigned as mayor this summer after he was convicted of government fraud for forging a check while he was a Liberal M-P.

Meanwhile, Mississauga’s Hazel McCallion, winner of 12 consecutive mayoral elections, has thrown her support behind Bonnie Crombie, who’s battling Steve Mahoney for the top job.

In nearby Brampton, a spending scandal could affect Mayor Susan Fennell’s tenure after an audit found more than $172,000 dollars in expenses that breached city policies - though some $41,000 was repaid, and a forensic audit later concluded that Fennell owed just $3,500.