John Tory Jr. has suspended his Beaches-East York Liberal nomination campaign
The Liberal nomination meeting for Beaches-East York is set for July 18
John Tory Jr. has announced the suspension of his campaign to become the Liberal nominee in Beaches-East York.
A son of former Toronto mayor John Tory, the aviation executive recently said that he was “proud and excited to put myself forward as a nomination candidate” ahead of the upcoming nomination race.
Yesterday, he released a statement saying he’s decided to instead support more experienced candidates.
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“The tight timeline of this campaign, combined with the strong support earned by the other candidates from their years of hard work, do not provide a realistic or viable path to success for me. The best thing for our party, for myself and my family, and for Beaches-East York is for me to focus all of my energy on ensuring a Liberal MP is elected in this summer’s by-election. The person nominated will have my full support and I will do everything I can to help them,” Tory’s statement said.
He added, “My energy is not gone and neither am I! I am turning now to make sure we elect our nominated candidate as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Beaches-East York to join the Mark Carney team in Ottawa.”
The Liberal nomination meeting for Beaches-East York is set for July 18, ahead of a possible by-election expected to be called by Prime Minister Mark Carney.
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