Debate cancelled as police look for man who allegedly threatened to shoot Toronto mayoral candidates
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A 29-year-old man is wanted by police for allegedly threatening to shoot candidates running for Toronto mayor on Thursday.
Toronto mayoral debate set to be held this evening has been cancelled and several candidates have paused their public appearances as police look for a man who allegedly threatened to shoot them.
OCAD University announced on Thursday afternoon that the debate organized by The Federation of North Toronto Residents Associations and the Federation of South Toronto Residents Associations and was set to be hosted at its auditorium had been cancelled.
A number of leading mayoral candidates who were supposed to participate in the debate have cancelled due to threats made against them.
Josh Matlow, Brad Bradford and Mark Saunders had already said that they would not be attending the debate.
“Debates are a very important part of our local democracy and we will work closely with the organizers, and other campaigns, to reschedule at the earliest opportunity and when it is safe to do so,” Matlow tweeted.
In addition, Matlow and Bradford said they are pausing all of their public events until the suspect is apprehended.
CP24 has reached out to the other candidates to see if they plan to do the same.
