'It would certainly surprise me to win.'
Voters line up outside a voting station to cast their ballot in the Toronto's municipal election in Toronto on Monday, October 22, 2018. Fifty candidates have registered to run in Toronto's mayoral byelection, set for June 26. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
The carpenter and former accountant is among the 50 candidates who have registered to run in Toronto's mayoral byelection, set for June 26. The race was triggered after John Tory resigned in February following an admission of an affair with a staffer. For Langenfeld, running a third time was motivated by his opinion that "career politicians" have led Toronto in the wrong direction for too long.
Sandeep Srivastava, who ran unsuccessfully in the last municipal election, also feels city services have deteriorated and has thrown his name into the ring once more.Srivastava, who says he deserves votes because he's a "positive thinker," is promising more affordable housing as well as a four-year tax freeze and stronger support for those experiencing a mental health crisis.
"In an open democracy, everyone should be eligible for office, or at least most people should," he says. "That is just part of running free and fair elections.""With a lot of candidates, it can be very confusing for voters," he says. "For them to learn what are the policy positions of 40 different candidates, that is very hard."
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