Is Toronto heading for an ultimate mayor showdown in 2026 between Mayor Olivia Chow and former mayor John Tory? A contest between the two would be unlike any election we’ve seen in Toronto’s post-amalgamation history.
You may balk at that, since we’ve literally seen a contest between these two before. In 2014, Chow entered the mayoral race as the front-runner, and Tory was the eventual winner, while Doug Ford — now the premier who lords his power over all mayors — stood between them.
