Mayor's race heats up

Councillor Adam Giambrone is expected to jump into the Toronto mayoralty race on Feb. 1.

Speculation has been mounting for weeks and on Jan.29, someone close to Giambrone’s campaign told the Town Crier he has “every expectation” the councillor will register as mayoral candidate Monday.

Giambrone will be at the Town Crier’s head office on Feb. 1 to meet with the newspaper and multicultural media partners for a sit down editorial board meeting.

This is expected to be one of Giambrone’s first interviews on the day he’s expected to confirm his candidacy for mayor.

The 32-year-old councillor has also booked the Rival nightclub for Feb. 1 for an evening of “celebration” beginning at 5:30 p.m. with him speaking between 6-6:30 p.m., according to his city hall office.

Giambone also released a tongue and cheek YouTube video on how to prepare to run for mayor. In the video he’s seen in a suit doing push ups, running stairs, giving himself a pep talk in the mirror and holding Mayor David Miller’s 2003 mayoral symbol the broom over his head before rejecting the prop.

Giambrone, represents Davenport Ward 18 and was first elected to city council in 2003. He has served as the National President of the New Democratic Party of Canada from 2001–2006. He has a BA in Anthropology and African Studies from McGill University and is fluent in French and Arabic.