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Anthony Furey: Think Toronto is bad now? Wait till Chow's new left-wing council takes over

Good luck, Toronto. You’re going to need it

Olivia Chow campaigned for re-election from the political centre. But brace yourselves Toronto. Canada’s largest city now has a more left-wing council than before.

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Whatever the mayor was planning for her second term, Chow will certainly face pressure from council to be more left-wing than she was the first time around.

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The results of Monday’s Toronto municipal election were quite a shock. A lot of centre and centre-right observers were certainly prepared for Chow to narrowly eke out a win. But in the end it wasn’t even close. She beat challenger Brad Bradford by a considerable margin: 532,201 to 404,013.

Here’s a wild statistic to chew on: Olivia Chow likely received more direct votes than any politician ever in Canadian history. There’s a reason why some people call the Toronto mayoralty one of the most powerful political seats in the country.

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