John Tory has made two endorsements of council candidates in South Bayview Saturday evening (October 18, 2014). The front-runner for mayor has asked his supporters to vote for Christin Carmichael Greb in Ward 16 and for Jon Burnside in Ward 26. It would appear to be the first candidates that Mr. Tory has endorsed during the long general election campaign. In Ward 16, Ms. Greb is running to replace Karen Stintz. Ms Stintz had previously been contesting the election for mayor but in withdrawing from that race before nomination day said she was also retiring from politics, at least for now. In Ward 26, Jon Burnside is well known as a business owner and candidate in the 2010 election in which he ran a close second to the current councillor, John Parker.
