Municipal election day has arrived in Ontario, giving residents province-wide the chance to cast their votes for the local leaders who will represent their communities.
Polling stations are open today from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. for the vast majority of townships where races are contested. More than 11.8 million Ontarians are eligible to vote, according to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO).
Municipal elections are taking place in 414 municipalities, with Toronto’s mayoral race emerging as one of the most crowded contests. A total of 53 candidates are vying to lead Ontario’s largest city.
In recent weeks, the mayoral race has predominantly centred on a head-to-head matchup between incumbent Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford, a city councillor who has served two consecutive terms….