Toronto Star: As a New Democrat, Begum won Scarborough Southwest three times provincially — in 2018, 2022 and last year — and the NDP believes tenant advocate Fatima Shaban can hold the riding for the official opposition party.
Shaban was also the federal New Democratic candidate in April, when she received 5.9 per cent of the popular vote to Begum’s stunning 69.6 per cent for the Liberals.
Against the backdrop of that success, NDP Leader Marit Stiles has expressed hope her former caucus colleague sticks to her federal lane in the provincial contest…