Veteran Toronto city councillor Raymond Cho has been acclaimed as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the provincial byelection for Scarborough—Rouge River, CBC News has learned. The riding was left vacant in late March after the Liberal MPP for Scarborough—Rouge River, Bas Balkissoon, suddenly resigned. Cho, whose campaign will be managed by former Toronto city councillor Doug Ford, has been a fixture in municipal politics for 25 years. He has represented Ward 42 Scarborough—Rouge River since 2003. I'm going to serve my community as I've been serving my community," Cho told CBC News Friday afternoon.

Source: CBC News June 03, 2016 22:07 UTC