‘A serious level of interest’: Housing Minister Hussen fielding calls to run for Toronto mayor, say Liberal sources

If Ahmed Hussen decides to run for Toronto mayor and the Liberal machine backs him, it could be a dry run in the region for the next federal election, says pollster Greg Lyle.

Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen is getting a lot of calls from Toronto politicos encouraging him to seek the position of Toronto mayor, say Liberal sources.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

February 14, 2023

In the days since outgoing Toronto Mayor John Tory’s dramatic announcement he was stepping down, senior cabinet minister Ahmed Hussen has fielded increasing calls pushing him to run for Canada’s largest city’s top job—a municipal jump the Liberal MP has not ruled out...

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