A Toronto mayoral debate set to take place Thursday night has been cancelled after multiple candidates cancelled their appearances their amid an alleged threat.
Posted: Jun 01, 2023 4:37 PM EDT | Last Updated: 12 minutes ago
"The suspect made threatening remarks about shooting mayoral candidates and showed what appeared to be a firearm," Const. Alex Li, spokesperson for the Toronto Police Service said Thursday evening. Three Toronto mayoral hopefuls, Matlow, Saunders and Bradford, indicated their campaign activities were disrupted on Thursday as police searched for a man who allegedly threatened to shoot several candidates.
"As former police chief, I had to deal with situations like this in the past. But in that capacity, you have access to the tools and skilled investigators and the skill teams and resources necessary to really create the best plan. Under this circumstance I I don't have those privileges or accesses anymore. But my bigger concern really is for my staff."
Mitzie Hunter said in a statement that she would be suspending her campaign activities for the rest of the day out of an abundance of caution for volunteers and members of the public. She said she will reassess campaign events on Friday.
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