Toronto Centre voters to pick replacement for George Smitherman on Feb. 4
Posted January 6, 2010 11:15 am.
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Premier Dalton McGuinty is wasting no time in moving to replace former deputy premier George Smitherman.
McGuinty has called a byelection for February 4 in Toronto Centre to replace Smitherman, who resigned last weekend as a member of provincial parliament to take a run at the Toronto mayor’s chair.
The Liberals will formally nominate former Winnipeg mayor Glen Murray as their candidate at a meeting tonight in the downtown Toronto riding.
Well-known nurse Cathy Crowe will run for the New Democrats in Toronto Centre, long considered a Liberal stronghold.
The Progressive Conservatives plan to nominate their candidate next week, but no names have surfaced publicly.
Under Ontario’s Election Act, elections must be called on a Wednesday and held the fifth Thursday after the date of the issue of the writ.
