John Tory Jr. no longer seeking Beaches–East York federal Liberal nomination

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Source Less than two weeks after he declared he was seeking the federal Liberal nomination for the Beaches–East York riding, John Tory Jr. is out of the race. The 47-year-old son of former Toronto mayor John Tory said in a statement released Monday that timing and longer-running candidates led to his decision. “I have decided to suspend my campaign to be the Liberal MP nominee for Beaches–East York,” wrote Tory on a campaign website. “The tight timeline of this campaign, combined with the strong support earned by the other candidates from their years of hard work, do not provide a realistic or viable path to success for me. The best thing for our party, for myself and my family and for Beaches–East York is for me to focus all of my energy on ensuring a Liberal MP is elected in this summer’s byelection. The person nominated will have my full support and I will do everything I can to...