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| Barbara Hackett and John Tory |
John Tory has told Stephen LeDrew on CP24 that he is “considering” another run for mayor of Toronto. Mr. Tory said he had had so many people tell him to run that he just couldn’t help but think about it. The accomplished 59-year-old lawyer and talk show host is still youthful-looking with a full head of hair. His wife, Barbara Hackett, is a strong and congenial public wife. It is whispered around Toronto that Mr. Tory and Ms Hackett’s recent vacation in Turkey was an opportunity for the former leader of the Progressive Conservative Party leader to persuade his wife to join him in another dive into politics. She had been a huge support during his loss in the 2003 mayor’s race to David Miller. In 2007 Tory faced the defeat of his own party and personal defeat in the riding of Don Valley West. He lost to Kathleen Wynne. It is said that Barbara Hackett felt that her husband should give up politics for good. But today, it seems, there is at least a chance that we may yet see John Tory back on the municipal ballot for mayor.
