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TTC chairwoman Karen Stintz has thrown her hat in the mayoral ring and current Mayor Rob Ford declared that he is “drooling” at the thought of an election campaign as the 2014 race for the city’s top job began to take shape over the weekend.

While Ms. Stintz’ mayoral bid has been long-expected by city hall observers, the right-leaning councillor said she chose to announce this weekend because she has already brought several key staffers, including a campaign manager and communications director, on board. She also said that Don Guy, a one-time chief of staff to former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty, will act as an advisor.

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Ms. Stintz told the National Post on Sunday that Mr. Ford’s fiscal conservative agenda may be the “right one” for the city, but insisted her approach would “move the city forward” at the same time.

Rob and I are very different people

Despite occupying similar territory on the political spectrum, Mr. Ford and Ms. Stintz have repeatedly clashed on transit issues in the city, with the Eglinton-Lawrence councillor recently rebuking Mr. Ford’s insistence on building subways in the Finch and Sheppard corridors as unrealistic.