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Tonight: The Star hosts Toronto mayoral debate

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Devoe, M. M. (2026, September 22). Tonight: The Star hosts Toronto mayoral debate. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/city-hall/tonight-the-star-hosts-toronto-mayoral-debate/article_aed5a149-cfca-43e4-a171-9304f9332860.html

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Tonight at 6 p.m., Toronto's mayoral candidates will participate in a debate hosted by The Star, focusing on key issues such as affordability, transit, housing, and city finances. Editor-in-Chief Nicole MacIntyre will moderate the discussion which runs until 8 p.m.

Written by AI on 2026-09-22, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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The leading candidates to be the mayor of Toronto—incumbent Olivia Chow, Coun. Brad Bradford, and former federal cabinet minister Chris Alexander—debated on September 23 at the Isabel Bader Theatre, moderated by Nicole MacIntyre, the Star’s Editor-in-Chief. The debate, hosted by the Toronto Star and the Toronto Region Board of Trade, focused on key issues such as property taxes, affordability, city finances, and transit policies. Chow emphasized reducing development charges to save homebuyers thousands of dollars and proposed a weekly fare cap for TTC riders amid an affordability crisis. Brad Bradford and Chris Alexander also presented their respective plans aimed at addressing the city’s economic challenges and improving infrastructure.

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Toronto’s mayoral candidates will debate tonight as the city gears up for the Oct. 26 election. asserted

city → debate → election

From 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Star’s Editor-in-Chief, Nicole MacIntyre, will moderate pressing discussions about affordability, transit, housing, and city finances. asserted

Editor → moderate → affordability

Tonight: The Star hosts Toronto mayoral debate

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