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Anthony Furey: There isn't much separating Olivia Chow and Brad Bradford

Toronto voters wait for mayoral race to heat up

What’s the ballot box issue for the Toronto mayoral election? It’s not yet clear. With only six weeks to go, there is no defining matter that has seized the minds of the electorate and driven the debate between candidates.

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Now there doesn’t necessarily have to be such a topic. Not every election is a referendum on a divisive matter. But there are examples of previous Toronto mayoral elections that have been strongly defined by a single issue.

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When David Miller was elected mayor in 2003, a defining issue was the island airport and Miller’s opposition to a bridge to it. I can still vividly recall standing on the subway platform staring at fear-mongering campaign ads showing 747s coming in for landing on the island.

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