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Meet the dog and human duo bring votes to be Toronto’s next mayor – Toronto

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Toby Heaps explains himself as the “candidate for human mayor” in a two-part ticket with his dog Molly, both going to lead Toronto.

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Heaps says he and his puppy are running together to much better the city.

Election guidelines in Ontario, need prospects to be over the age of 18, a Canadian resident and homeowner in Toronto, judgment Molly out from working on the ticket alone. While the legislation doesn’t particularly state dogs can’t run, those terms rule them out.

“In the field of therapy and security, we already use dogs to help us do better and be more effective, and I think politics could do with a bit of a revamp,” he informed Global News.

“Having Molly down there at city council would help us all be a lot more human, and I think would help us be more effective and find solutions for the people of Toronto.”

With a dog and human prospect sharing the platform, numerous would presume Heaps’ campaign is a satire, however he says he’s fatal major.

Heaps said he is campaigning 16 hours each day and has actually invested $20,000 of his own money, with a fundraising objective of $10,000 through the campaign.

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He has, for instance, released a series of policy propositions targeted at making the city more dog friendly. They consist of modifications to patio areas to present soft rewards motivating clubs to invite more dogs and fine-tunes to make it simpler to take dogs on transit.

He is likewise pressing policies to lower salting in the winter season, which can damage the environment and dogs’ paws. A campaign to double the variety of parks in Toronto is likewise part of his strategy.


The Toby and Molly for Mayor campaign has a variety of policies targeted at making Toronto more dog friendly.


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“This is a serious campaign — and Molly is a seriously empathetic and beautiful dog,” he said. “I believe to the core of my heart that politics would be better if we had more animals around when we were making decisions.”

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Heaps said the other prospects in the race were “business as usual,” especially when compared to his special campaign. The uncommon duo pledges “more imaginative policies” than those provided by other prospects, consisting of positions connecting to the environment and inexpensive housing.

A completely costed platform will be launched prior to the election, he said.

Heaps approximates around half of Toronto citizens own dogs, something he is enthusiastic will help bag additional elect the vision he and Molly share for a more dog-friendly city.

There are 102 prospects running in Toronto’s mayoral election, you can see the full list here. The vote is set to happen on June 26.







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