Ybia Anderson understands that voters don’t know who trustees are or what they do. "I often...

Ausma Malik knew she'd made the right choice to run for Toronto District School Board (TDSB) trustee in Ward 10 when news of an expense scandal at the board made headlines in September. Canada’s largest public school board needs to embrace new voices, she said.

On a sunny Thursday afternoon, Helen Papadakis, 72, organizes the papers, business cards and flyers laid on the front desk at the John Papadakis campaign office in Ward 29. “I open the office, answer calls and speak with Greek people who don’t speak English,” she said. It's part of her role in her son's campaign to listen to constituents' problems and to establish a general rapport with voters ahead of the Oct. 27 municipal election.

He has been knocking on doors for years. He knows his pitch very well by now. As he approaches one of the doorsteps at Roxton Road, in Little Italy, he gently knocks on a door and patiently waits for someone to open the door. “Hi there, I’m sorry to bother you,” he said. “My name is Mike Layton, I’m running to be your city councillor. I’m just coming by to say hello and see if there are any issues on your mind.”

A University of Toronto says having a female premier will not change the nature of Ontario politics. On Saturday, Kathleen Wynne won the Liberal leadership and will become Ontario’s 25th premier. She defeated principal contender Sandra Pupatello and four other candidates during the convention held at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in Maple Leaf Gardens. Nelson Wiseman, a U of T political science professor, says the leader’s gender does not matter.,“Having a female premier to me does not make much of a difference,” he said.

Marsha Walker sat restlessly on her couch as she watched the news of premier Dalton McGuinty's resignation and prorogation of the Ontario legislature. McGuinty announced he was quitting as Liberal leader and proroguing the legislature — essentially suspending the province's parliament for a while — on Oct. 15.

Last spring, while gathered around the kitchen table, the Lynett sisters decided they needed to act. They felt they could not allow a casino to be built on Toronto’s waterfront.

A pair of rival star candidates promises to make Scarborough-Guildwood a riding to watch in the Oct. 6 race to Queen’s Park. The two main contenders are Liberal stalwart Margarett Best and Progressive Conservative Gary Ellis.

A Toronto District School Board trustee has challenged politicians to deal with education issues...

Despite the barrage of questions and accusations aimed at Conservative leader Stephen Harper during tonight’s federal debate, his image won’t be tarnished, says one political analyst.

A Toronto political scientist says candidate endorsements of other candidates do little to sway...