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G&M: Right-Wing Tide Sweeps Toronto Mayoralty Race But Not Rest Of Ontario

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Tags: Canada, Municipal Elections, Ontario, Rob Ford, Toronto

Voter anger propelled conservative challenger Rob Ford to the mayor's office in Toronto but the right-wing trend didn't extend far beyond Canada's largest city as Ontario residents voted in municipal elections Monday.

A former Liberal provincial cabinet minister in Ottawa and a left-leaning former radio host in Hamilton knocked off the sitting mayors in those cities while incumbents won in Mississauga, Brampton and Milton. Former Liberal MPs defeated incumbents in Vaughan and London, Ont.

Read the entire Globe and Mail article here.
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