Government
Why There Are 102 Candidates Running for Toronto Mayor
All it takes to run the top job in Canada’s largest city is a refundable C$200 fee and 25 signatures. This year, that means a crowded and colorful field.
Meir Straus, 18, poses with a stuffed animal toward the end of his campaign for the Jun 26 mayoral election.
Photographer: Jordan Stepak
When Toronto voters enter the polling booth to elect a new mayor on Monday, they will have to scan a roster of 102 candidates on a ballot three columns wide and 34 rows deep.
The list includes a handful of frontrunners, but also a host of nontraditional candidates, including an up-and-coming comedian, a teenager, and one well-known climate activist who says he's running on behalf of his dog Molly.