An ex-Ontario premier and a former Toronto mayor could play pivotal roles in an upcoming city council byelection, amid concerns from some left-leaning insiders that a trio of candidates with Liberal connections are on track to split the vote and give a controversial conservative a path to victory.
Although voters won’t go to the polls to elect a new councillor in Don Valley West until Nov. 4, the race is already being shaped by behind-the-scenes manoeuvring featuring Kathleen Wynne and John Tory, the Star has learned.