Toronto's top job is up for grabs and 102 candidate are vying for it. Here's what you need to know
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The field is set.
With 102 candidates now vying for the city's top job, Torontonians will have a lot of options when they go to the polls to elect a new mayor on June 26. And while there's still a chance a candidates could drop out, the deadline to enter the race passed Friday.
Like the day nominations opened, there was a flurry of activity, with 15 more candidates signing up ahead of the cut-off.
This week the campaign shifted in part to city hall itself, as council meet for a packed three-day session.
Here's a glimpse of where things stand after the sixth week of the campaign.
Experts closely following the campaign worry that the size of the candidate pool, and the physical ballot itself, could be frustrating to some voters.
"It's a record by far in terms of the number of people who've thrown their hat into the ring," Toronto Metropolitan University political science professor Myer Siemiatycki said.
"I think without question it's going to have a sort of confusing, and hopefully not too distorting, impact," he said. "We're going to be handed a record sized multi-fold accordion-like ballot."
Former city councillor Joe Mihevc said despite the size of the pack, there are six main contenders to watch at this point in the race — Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Olivia Chow, Mitzie Hunter, Josh Matlow and Mark Saunders.
"I would suggest that the vast majority of the candidates know that they are not really players," he said.
"There really are six candidates that have some degree of public profile, a certain degree of money and a team that can maybe carry them over the finish line."
At city hall, council's legalization of multiplexes across Toronto gave one of the campaign's top challengers an opportunity to claim a victory.
Bradford, who is also planning and housing committee chair, delivered a fiery speech, slamming councillors who tried to defer the debate. He even used his campaign slogan, "less talk, more action" to frame the situation.
"Why is there a motion for a deferral?" he asked. "Endless debate, deferral, delay — the hallmark of housing in this chamber for too many years."
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