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Celebrate the start of election season with Lobbyist Watch

City Hall Watcher #382: A look at who's registered (so far) to run in this fall's municipal election, plus Lobbyist Watch for April, with notes on the island airport, sidewalk robots and more

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Matt Elliott
May 04, 2026
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No turning back now. Election season has begun in Toronto. Registration opened Friday for candidates seeking the office of mayor, city councillor and, I guess, school board trustee. In this issue, I’m launching a way to track who’s in and who’s out. We already have one retirement on the big board, and rumours suggest more are coming.

Also in this issue: …

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