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title: "Jennifer McKelvie, former deputy mayor under Chow, endorses Brad Bradford"
description: "Jennifer McKelvie, who served as deputy mayor under Olivia Chow from 2022 to 2025, announced on October 25 that she is backing Brad Bradford for Toronto mayor."
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Jennifer McKelvie, who served as deputy mayor under Mayor Olivia Chow from 2022 to 2025, announced on October 25 that she is backing Brad Bradford for Toronto mayor. The Toronto Sun reported the endorsement on the final day of the 2026 campaign, the day before Monday's vote.

McKelvie also served as acting mayor for six months in 2023. She is now a federal Liberal MP for the Ajax riding and the parliamentary secretary for Housing and Infrastructure, according to the Toronto Sun's reporting.

McKelvie made her announcement in a post that Bradford's campaign shared. Bradford posted on X in response: "Thank you to my friend and former Deputy Mayor of Toronto (Jennifer McKelvie) for backing our plan to get Toronto moving, keep taxes down and make our streets safer. Now, let's finish strong. Get your friends, family and everyone you know out to vote on Monday."

## Bradford's final day of campaigning

On Sunday, Bradford made a campaign appearance in the Toronto-St. Paul riding, accompanied by Ontario Liberal MPP Stephanie Smyth, who represents that riding at the provincial level, the Toronto Sun reported.

Bradford's campaign has said he would freeze the operating budget in his first year after what he has called a 20 per cent tax increase under Chow. He has also said he would eliminate the municipal land transfer tax, which he says would save buyers of an average-priced Toronto home about $18,000. Those are Bradford's own figures and claims.

## What Chow's campaign did on Sunday

Chow spent part of Sunday at Polson Pier, surrounded by Ontario NDP caucus members, the Toronto Sun reported. She reinforced some of her campaign commitments, including building more affordable housing, a weekly fare cap on the TTC, free school lunches and property tax breaks for local grocers. She said every vote counts.

## Olivia Chow's campaign did not respond to the endorsement

The Toronto Sun article reporting McKelvie's endorsement did not include a response from Chow or her campaign. The Toronto Sun did not say whether it sought one.

## How to vote on Monday

Voting in the 2026 Toronto municipal election is on Monday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Find your voting place at toronto.ca/vote.

You can see all mayoral candidates, including [Brad Bradford](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/brad-bradford) and [Olivia Chow](/on/toronto-2026/candidates/olivia-chow), at [/on/toronto-2026/candidates#mayor](/on/toronto-2026/candidates#mayor).

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