Mayoral candidates facing off in CBC debate

Five leading candidates will square off Tuesday in the latest debate of Toronto’s campaign. The event, hosted by CBC, is taking place at a critical point of the election, with advance voting for the June 26 contest set to begin on Thursday. Josh Matlow, Mitzie Hunter, Mark Saunders, Olivia Chow, and Ana Bailão are the candidates taking part. Brad Bradford had also been scheduled to attend, but on Monday he and his wife announced the birth of their second child. The debate begins at 11:30 a.m., and will stream live on cbc.ca/toronto, CBC Gem, CBC Listen, on CBC News YouTube and from CBC Toronto’s Facebook account.