Editing June Rowlands (section)

===Mayor of Toronto===
Rowlands was elected mayor in [[1991 Toronto municipal election|1991]] after a campaign that focused on law and order. The election began with a group of three centre-right women: Rowlands, [[Susan Fish]], and [[Betty Disero]]. The left was mostly unified behind City Councillor [[Jack Layton]]. Eventually, right wing support coalesced around Rowlands, and she was elected by a two-to-one margin over Layton after the withdrawal of her fellow female candidates.<ref name="star2017" />

Rowlands is commonly associated with a 1991 incident in which the emerging Toronto pop group [[Barenaked Ladies]] was barred from performing at the city's annual New Year's Eve show at Nathan Phillips Square on the grounds that the group's name objectified women. Rowlands maintained that the decision was taken by city staff in the Protocol Office, not herself.<ref name="star2017" /> On September 5, 1994, Rowlands attempted to present a [[key to the city]] to the Barenaked Ladies before their concert in Toronto. However, the band refused to accept it, with Barenaked Ladies singer [[Steven Page]] later stating, "she doesn't have my vote",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://stcatharinesstandard.newspapers.com/image/1021941932|title=No thanks to mayor|date=September 6, 1994}}</ref> in reference to the [[1994 Toronto municipal election|election]] later that year.

After one term in office, Rowlands was defeated in [[1994 Toronto municipal election|1994]] by [[Barbara Hall (politician)|Barbara Hall]], and retired from politics.<ref name="star2017" />