Mayor Rob Ford and Rob Ford Olivia Chow

Rob Ford Olivia Chow: A party spokeswoman confirms the Toronto New Democrat tendered her resignation to the Speaker of the House of Commons earlier today, according to Globe and Mail. Unite the right to beat Rob Ford Olivia Chow has resigned her seat in Parliament, effective immediately, and is set to launch a bid to become the next mayor of Toronto. The dynamics of the race are expected to change dramatically once Ms. Chow, a former councillor and wife of the late New Democrat leader Jack Layton, enters the fray. She will be the first serious left-wing candidate to challenge scandal-plagued Mayor Rob Ford. More Related to this Story (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.