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If a highly inflammatory line in an online news site is accurate — the Liberal campaign says it isn’t — the race in the Toronto riding of University – Rosedale is about to get really ugly.

The election pits Liberal Chrystia Freeland running for re-election in the newly-formed downtown riding against New Democrat Jennifer Hollett. Both are accomplished women and former journalists.

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Freeland is best-known for her work at the Globe and Mail and Bloomberg Thomson-Reuters and Hollett for time on MuchMusic, CTV and CBC.

Freeland, who sits on leader Justin Trudeau’s team of economic advisors, is also a mother. Hollett isn’t.

That, according to a piece on the riding race in Richochet by reporter Trent Lee, could become a factor in the campaign:

“Dana O’Born, Freeland’s campaign manager, spoke to Ricochet by telephone earlier this month. She said the Freeland campaign plans to run on family issues among others, and will highlight the fact that Hollett is not a mother, while Freeland is a mother of three.”