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Nick Kossovan - Send in the clowns

Toronto’s housing problem is complex and so far no mayoralty candidate has address how they will tackle the city’s biggest crisis.

Nick Kossovan - Gil read the room and decided he would not be another vanity candidate. He should be applauded

Nick Kossovan - Don't be afraid to have fun with social media - show your true selves

Lots of announcements, lots of policy, plenty of attacks and interesting endorsements in the race to replace John Tory as mayor of Toronto.

Ahead of the June 26 vote, leading competitors are using the issue to distinguish themselves from their cohorts.

Toronto’s housing crisis gained more prominence in the mayoral byelection debate this week, with voters getting their a chance to weigh how candidates would deal with the city’s growing affordability crisis.

It felt this week like candidates in Toronto’s race to pick a new mayor started to use their elbows a little bit more.

Doug Ford’s Toronto obsession is helping shape the byelection, with mayoral candidates staking out positions on how they would cope with the premier.

While it may feel like more candidates are resorting to negative campaigning early in the Toronto mayoral election, one political strategist says what we’ve seen so far is likely just a taste of what’s yet to come.