Leading mayoral hopefuls to push for votes in CBC Toronto debate as byelection nears - Toronto

The hour-and-a-half event hosted by the CBC came as advance voting is set to begin Thursday and run until June 13, ahead of mayoral byelection day on June 26. Taking part in Tuesday’s debate were former NDP parliamentarian Olivia Chow, city councillor Josh Matlow, ex-police chief Mark Saunders, former deputy mayor Ana Bail?o, and former Liberal provincial education minister Mitzie Hunter. The daytime debate saw crossfire between candidates who had previously aimed many of their attacks in earlier debates at front-runner Chow. The latest Forum Research poll indicates Chow continues to grow her lead with support from around 38 per cent of decided voters. Chow and Saunders sparred over the budget later in the debate, with Saunders asking Chow how she would work with a police service he claimed she did not like.