A co-ordinated attempt to force a council vote on the extraordinary powers being granted John Tory was defeated by a single vote this week.
A co-ordinated attempt to force a council vote on the extraordinary powers being granted Toronto’s mayor was defeated by a single vote on Thursday when a handful of key councillors sided with John Tory to block debate of the issue, according to city hall sources.
The push was organized by councillors opposed to Ontario’s Bill 39, the “strong-mayor” legislation that would grant the mayor the authority to pass some bylaws with the support of just one-third of council. Mayor Tory requested the province give him the new power, which has been described by critics as an attack on the most basic tenet of democracy.
the councillors planned to induce Speaker Frances Nunziata into ruling discussion of Bill 39 out of order during the debate on the housing plan. Debate on the issue, which would have taken place in a council chamber that on Thursday was packed with residents invited to city hall by progressive groups to oppose Bill 39, would have also kept political pressure on Tory and Premier Doug Ford, who have faced intense criticism about the one-third provision since it was announced last week.
The ensuing council vote was 13-12 in favour of upholding Nunziata’s decision, which effectively blocked debate of the legislation. Tory and his closest allies voted to back her, while Perks, Matlow, Bravo, and other progressives voted against.“I think Gord believed that the votes were there and was disappointed,” said the same source.
Instead, Saxe said she voted to uphold Nunziata’s ruling because it was clear to her Bill 39 was separate from the report on housing policy.
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