Why do even his supporters find Brad Bradford weird and intense? Here's what he told me over breakfast - Toronto Star

Bradford's relentless pursuit of success may also be his downfall.

Brad Bradford’s main strength as a politician is also his primary weakness, writes Richard Warnica.

Richard Warnica is a Toronto-based senior opinion writer for the Star. Reach him via email: rwarnica@thestar.ca.

If you want to understand Brad Bradford, the deeply polarizing and often baffling leading challenger for Toronto’s mayor, I think you need to start here — June 26, 2023. That’s the night Olivia Chow won the mayoral byelection to replace John Tory. It’s the night Bradford suffered a humiliating loss; he finished eighth, with less than 1.4 per cent of the vote. And it’s the night he started coming — with the singular focus and forward momentum of a weasel lunging for a muskrat’s neck — for Chow’s job.

Gord Perks, Janet Davis and Joe Mihevc were around for the last review under Rob Ford. They ask: Why is Bradford pointing to it as a model to emulate?