Myer Siemiatycki, professor emeritus at TMU, says Chow handled the brunt of questions from the other four top contenders who attended last night's debate.

Doug Ford's statements that he would not personally revive the abortion debate but would allow those in his caucus to bring forward legislation on any matter important to them appears to be a "Hail Mary" move aimed at wooing the party's socially conservative members as the leadership race comes to a close this weekend, a political analyst said.

Experts say there's no clear successor to lead so-called Ford Nation.

A former Conservative MP, personally welcomed into the Liberal fold by Justin Trudeau, finds out this weekend if she gets to take on Finance Minister Joe Oliver in the looming federal election.