Toronto mayoral candidate John Tory has received the endorsement of a prominent politician from outside Toronto: outgoing Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion.

“If the Toronto residents elect John Tory, I know he will make every effort to provide the leadership that is lacking at the present time by the mayor of Toronto" on regional cooperation, McCallion said in a statement released by the Tory campaign.

Tory, in the statement, called the retiring 93-year-old a "legend."

McCallion had already made her support for Tory clear, saying in late September that she hoped he became mayor, the Toronto Sun reported.

Doug Ford (open Doug Ford's policard), a populist who has not received any endorsements from notable figures, dismissed McCallion as "just another political person,” though he said he likes her. "It's just political insiders, all they do is line up and want favours,"

The election is Monday.

With files from Betsy Powell

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