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Canada: The Toronto we want: we can all win when immigrant women lead

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July 3, 2023

Canada: The Toronto we want: we can all win when immigrant women lead

Source: The Toronto Star

More than 500,000 votes. That’s how many ballots were cast for the top two candidates in Monday’s mayoral byelection.

Together, mayor-elect Olivia Chow and runner-up Ana Bailão represented the dreams of close to 70 per cent of residents who voted in the largest byelection in Toronto’s history. It also means that 7-out-of-10 votes were for mayoral candidates who are immigrant women.

Click here to read the full article published by Toronto Star on 2 July 2023.

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Anjum Sultana

More than 500,000 votes. That’s how many ballots were cast for the top two candidates in Monday’s mayoral byelection.

Together, mayor-elect Olivia Chow and runner-up Ana Bailão represented the dreams of close to 70 per cent of residents who voted in the largest byelection in Toronto’s history. It also means that 7-out-of-10 votes were for mayoral candidates who are immigrant women.

Click here to read the full article published by Toronto Star on 2 July 2023.

Region
Author
Anjum Sultana

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