Doly Begum looms large over Scarborough Southwest byelection

Doly Begum’s departure from Queen’s Park triggered the upcoming Scarborough Southwest byelection, but she could still help swing it even though she’s now serving in Ottawa.

Begum — the popular former NDP MPP who made national headlines when she defected to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals, winning a landslide in an April federal byelection — is looming large in the Sept. 3 provincial vote.

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Doly Begum looms large over Scarborough Southwest byelection

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