In a letter emailed to Mayor Tory's office, a group of former mayors called the new legislation 'undemocratic' and urged Tory to rescind his support for it. Toronto TOpoli strongmayor ONpoli Ontario realestatenews
A group of former Toronto mayors is pushing back against Premier Doug Ford’s sweepingFive former Toronto mayors are calling on Mayorto rescind his support for the Better Municipal Governance Act , which was tabled on November 16. The act would allow the mayor to pass local bylaws on issues “within a provincial interest” with support from just one third of city council. These powers can be used on bylaws surrounding the creation of housing, transit-oriented development, or infrastructure.
“We are appalled at this attack on one of the essential tenets of our local democracy and a fundamental democratic mechanism: majority rule,” the group says in the letter. “We are fearful of the real substantive risks this change would pose for our city. The principle of majority rule has always been and must continue to be how council conducts the public’s business.”
“It is a disturbing future,” they write. “The province is also taking steps toward the intentional reduction of farmland in favour of more urban sprawl and the stripping away of rules and regulations supporting the building of healthy and affordable communities. All of this is taking place this within a matter of months into a new mandate, without having put these troublesome changes before the voters. This is alarming in the extreme.
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