Brad Bradford and Olivia Chow trade parting shots on eve of Toronto mayoral election

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The mayor was on the campaign trail Saturday, looking to sway last-minute voters.

“This race is close,” Olivia Chow told reporters in Scarborough. “(It is) neck and neck. Scarborough, your vote will decide it.”

The latest Canada Pulse Insights poll found Chow has the support of 51% of decided voters. And Brad Bradford has 46%.

The incumbent talked about the benefits of the new Scarborough Busway, built under her command. She also mentioned how she has frozen TTC fares since taking office, brushing lightly upon her plan to create jobs in the area.

But she also spent time warning residents about the potential changes her challenger has in mind, should Bradford be elected Monday.

“This election is a simple choice,” Chow said. “Do we keep moving forward together to make life more affordable or do we go backwards. Backwards to TTC cuts and higher fares, backwards to closed libraries, backwards to giving away control of our water.”

Change needed in Toronto

Meanwhile, Bradford’s campaign, also looking to sway last-minute voters, stuck to its core philosophy: change is needed.

Bradford doesn’t believe Chow’s track record has been good enough for the residents of Toronto.

“My opponent is trying to suggest that change is scary, or that change is impossible,” he said in Etobicoke on Saturday. “The idea that if we don’t get change, that is something we should be satisfied with.”

“Change isn’t scary. Change is needed,” Bradford maintained. “Chow has made her piece with the status quo. Mayor Chow feels that good is good enough.”

ganderson@postmedia.com

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