Byelection in Toronto Liberal Stronghold a Test Ahead of General Election

Published on June 10, 2024

The Liberals’ grip on big-city voters will be tested in two weeks when a byelection takes place in a Toronto riding the party has held since 1993. Liberal candidate Leslie Church, a former chief of staff for Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, will fend off Tory candidate Don Stewart, who works in the financial sector. The contest was called after Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Carolyn Bennett announced she was stepping down last December. Ms. Bennett held the Toronto—St. Paul’s seat since 1997. Two days ahead of a cabinet shuffle last summer that cost her a ministerial post, Ms. Bennett announced she would not seek re-election. She was replaced as minister of mental health and addictions by Ya’ara Saks, also a Toronto MP....

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