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Transit, housing, job creation. Whoever becomes the next mayor of Toronto will be making decisions that will affect students at George Brown College.

In recognition of this, the college is working with the Globe and Mail and The Dialog newspaper to hold a 90-minute debate between leading mayoral candidates at the Waterfront campus on Oct. 8 at noon.

The mayoral candidates that will be attending the debate include Olivia Chow and John Tory with new candidate Doug Ford to be confirmed. Tony Keller, editorial page editor from the Globe and Mail will be moderating the debate.

According to Jodi Serwatuk, corporate communications manager for the college, this debate is “a chance for George Brown students to get the scoop about where Toronto’s mayoral candidates stand on the issues that matter most to students.”

To get “the scoop”, college students will have the opportunity to ask the mayoral candidates questions. This will be done through a structured process where students will submit their questions in advance and have them approved by a panel. Presently, it is unknown what the make-up of this panel will be, but up to ten panel-approved questions from college students will be asked during the debate.

Responding to pre-approved questions means that the candidates have time to research their responses.

Students wishing to submit questions for approval can fill out the form at: www.georgebrown.ca/TownHall