So far, Gary Crawford hasn't thrown his hat in the ring. I'm surprised but I guess there is still time. He's posting the same amount of stuff on Facebook and Twitter as usual, unlike Bradford .

Other outlets had the same information and would have put it out as soon as possible.

Will Tory's staff lose their jobs now that he's gone?

He makes me sick. He's acting like Scarborough is sooooo far away.

So Freeland's office denied that she asked Tory to stay. It did seem like a strange thing for her to get involved in. Who is making this stuff up? Tory was at the Raptor's game last night. You would think he would stay as far from the public eye as possible at this point. I really don't...

If he ends up changing his mind about resigning I think it will backfire on him and the media will do a lot more digging. I don't think he's going to resign unless they find something else in the coming days and he's tipped off.

The link doesn't work, can you tell us what it was about?

Was this done by Doug's people to take pressure off the Stag and Doe?

Interesting points. I don't know if you're on any of the local Facebook pages but Crawford has very little support. I can think of 4 people and they all seem to have agendas on why they're voting for him. The rest are fed up because he lives in West Hill and doesn't help people.

Gary has more signs on public spaces. Parthi has more on lawns. It's going to be interesting, that's for sure.

I live there too and he's not well liked at all. Lorenzo has a tiny amount of name recognition but that's it.

Statement from Gary Crawford I read the Globe and Mail article with deep disappointment. I have spent a good part of my life working for you, the people of Scarborough Southwest, and have at all times conducted myself with honour and integrity. The Globe story, simply by innuendo, attacks my...

Controversial political fixer re-emerges in Toronto election campaign It's behind a paywall but this is all over Facebook in Scarborough Southwest. I really hope someone upends him but he has 2 strong contenders who will likely split the vote.

I'm in Scarborough SW and am surprised that this is so close. Begum has tons of lawn signs, Patel considerably less and Snider even less. I wonder if the revelation of Begum's properties has hurt her. I don't think Snider even showed up at that debate. Patel just made a stupid decision for a...

He could have taken all the pressure off business owners' hands.

That's ridiculous. He just doesn't have the courage to do something that he thinks will piss off some of his supporters

Anti-vaxxers are scary. It's a small percentage but they're just brutal.

Gotcha, and I agree with all that. But I also think he has a very important voice and I think when you're in a position like he's in with so many trolls, confidence and shooting from the lip is a necessity.

Can I ask why you aren't a fan of his?

They recommend that pregnant women get the shot, don't they?