This Dog Ran For Mayor Of Toronto In Canada And Honestly She Should Have Won
Molly and her human wanted to make politics more “pawsitive”.
Meet Molly, a dog in Canada who ran for mayor of Toronto with her human and they almost won.
Molly, a six-year-old rescue dog from Russia, ran as honorary dog mayor alongside her human, Toby Heaps, who was the human candidate.
They were part of a record number of 102 mayoral candidates in Canada’s largest city this year.
Molly’s campaign focused on building a kinder city and environmental issues, such as stopping the city from overusing salt on roads during winter, which can hurt animals’ paws and damage the environment.
A key part of their campaign also focused on fixing the housing crisis, increasing corporation taxes and banning fossil fuels in heating systems, according to the BBC.
On Monday June 26, Molly lost the electoral race but managed to receive 593 votes, placing among the top 20 candidates.
A human candidate, Olivia Chow, was elected as the city’s first Chinese-Canadian mayor.
Molly and her human initially ran without believing they could win but are glad they tried, Heaps said.
He thanked all their supporters adding that they manage to achieve the goal of making politics more “pawsitive”.
“Thanks to all who lent a hand (or paw) to our #underdog campaign to make #Toronto a kinder place where we can all thrive. Our goal was to make politics just a bit more pawsitive by focusing on big ideas and a beautiful dog. I think we achieved that,” Heaps wrote on Twitter.
