Decked out in door-knocking shorts and sneakers, and buzzing with the energy of someone who can see the finish line, Leslie Church sounded like a professional athlete spouting clichés before a big game.
“Not taking anything for granted,” she said Saturday at a farmers’ market following a lightly attended campaign event featuring candidates for the upcoming Toronto-St. Paul’s federal byelection. “We’re working really hard, right up until the polls close.”
The Appletree Group held an all-candidates “meet and greet” on Saturday for the Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection. Voters head to the polls on Monday.
The Liberals are fighting to hold on to the downtown riding of Toronto—St. Paul’s, but there are ways that even winning could look like losing.
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, centre, speaks to supporters at a campaign volunteer event for Liberal candidate for Toronto-St. Paul’s, Leslie Church, in Toronto on Thursday, May 30, 2024.
Three of the 84 candidates in the Toronto-St. Paul’s federal byelection, from left, Liberal Leslie Church, Conservative Don Stewart and New Democrat Amrit Parhar.