Olivia Chow’s surprising pick to help her run for re-election in Toronto — and how it might change her campaign

Toronto Star: Appointing Bevan to such a senior position signals a change in approach for Chow, a former NDP MP with deep ties to the party whose successful 2023 mayoral campaign was led by Hay and other strategists with New Democrat roots. It suggests that as she faces off in the Oct. 26 vote against a more conservative candidate — Beaches-East York councillor Brad Bradford — she’s pinning her re-election hopes on winning over more centrist Torontonians who often vote Liberal. The federal Liberal campaign that Bevan helped steer last year won 23 of the city’s 24 ridings…