Toronto Police said a man 'made threatening remarks about shooting Toronto mayoral candidates' and

Toronto mayoral campaign disrupted by security threat

Toronto Police said a man ‘made threatening remarks about shooting Toronto mayoral candidates’ and brandished what appeared to be a firearm.

By Ben SpurrCity Hall Bureau
Thu., June 1, 2023timer2 min. read
updateArticle was updated 31 mins ago

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The campaign for Toronto mayor has been disrupted by reports of a violent threat against candidates.

In a press release Thursday afternoon, Toronto Police said that at about 10:44 a.m. they were called to a location near Mortimer Ave. and Roosevelt Rd. in East York, where a man had “made threatening remarks about shooting Toronto mayoral candidates” and “brandished what appeared to be a firearm.”

The release didn’t specify which candidates were threatened. There are 102 people registered for the race.

Some of the leading candidates had been scheduled to attend a debate Thursday night at OCAD University, hosted by the Federation of South Toronto Residents’ Associations and the Federation of North Toronto Residents’ Associations. But soon after the police issued their release, some said they were pulling out.

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