Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and Olivia Chow

Olivia Chow: Indeed it's been hinted for months that Chow who today officially resigned her Parliament seat would return to Toronto municipal politics and challenge Ford's bid for re-election. , according to CBC. The other top contenders in the race include former Ontario PC leader John Tory, right-leaning councillor Karen Stintz and former councillor David Soknacki. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford called Olivia Chow's decision to resign as MP and enter the Toronto mayoral race as the best news he's heard all day. Chow will officially announce her candidacy Thursday at a news conference in the downtown neighbourhood where her family first arrived in Canada from Hong Kong in the 1970s. Voters will cast their ballots in the municipal election on Oct. 27. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.