Mayoral candidates Rob Ford and Olivia Chow each turned some heads at the Toronto Caribbean Carnival Parade this past weekend, one of the biggest events left in the run-up to the election in October.
Ford undid some buttons, snapped selfies with admirers and danced like his political career depended on it. A recent Forum Research poll suggests Torontonians of a Caribbean ethnic background tend to be among the biggest supporters of the infamous mayor, despite his past racial slurs.
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But Ford being Ford, there were awkward moments, too.
The shot of Ford getting down reminded at least one person of an episode of The Simpsons where Homer cut a rug with a belly dancer.
This image, posted to Imgur on Monday, is now going viral.
Meanwhile, Chow showed she isn't your average candidate by going all in with a colourful costume.
But while many applauded her online, Toronto Sun columnist Tarek Fatah took to Twitter to accuse her of "crass" politics.
Ward 2 candidate Andray Domise jumped to Chow's defense, informing Fatah that Chow has participated in the parade long before she decided to run for mayor. A Chow supporter even dug up an old photo to prove the point.
John Tory also took part in the fun but was a little less flashy than his rivals.
And David Soknacki, a self-professed geek, had perhaps the funniest tweet from the weekend.
Toronto voters head to the polls on October 27.
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