Former city councilor and MP Olivia Chow is taking another run at becoming Toronto’s mayor.
Chow officially entered Toronto’s mayoral race Monday, filing nomination papers at city hall.
She confirmed several weeks ago that she was considering a bid.
Chow was a city councilor in Toronto from 1991 to 2005 before winning a seat as an NDP member of parliament for Trinity-Spadina. She held that seat from 2006 until 2014.
She ran for mayor in 2014, placing third behind John Tory and Doug Ford.
Chow, who is the widow of late NDP leader Jack Layton, adds a recognizable left-wing name to Toronto’s crowded mayoral race.
