Former federal Conservative minister Chris Alexander withdraws from the Toronto mayoral race, ending his bid for the city’s top job weeks before election day. City News Toronto reports he makes the announcement shortly before advance voting is scheduled to begin, describing that his path to success has become unclear.
Global News similarly reports that Alexander quits the race as advance voting starts, placing the timing of his exit in the context of the municipal election campaign. The Winnipeg Free Press also frames the withdrawal as occurring at the point that advance voting begins, though it provides fewer details in the excerpt available. Across outlets, the core point is that the candidate steps aside immediately ahead of in-person advance voting, reducing the field for voters already entering the voting period.
While outlets differ mainly in the emphasis on the timing and Alexander’s quoted reasoning, they agree on the withdrawal and its linkage to the start of advance voting.
