There are no incumbents running in at least five GTA ridings in the Sept. 20 federal election and candidates say seeking office for the first time means not taking anything for granted. Liberal Adam Vaughan in Spadina-Fort York, Conservative Peter Kent in Thornhill, Liberal Navdeep Bains in Mississauga-Malton, Liberal Gagan Sikand in Mississauga-Streetsville and Independent Ramesh Sangha in Brampton Centre are all not seeking re-election. On the campaign trail on Tuesday, candidates in two ridings said they are working hard to get their names out there even though they have the backing of major parties. They acknowledged that party affiliation means everything when they don't have name recognition, but they believe campaigning tirelessly will make the difference. Nelson Wiseman, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Toronto, said what matters on voting day is the party and leader.

Source: CBC News August 18, 2021 09:00 UTC