In his address to the first meeting of council’s new term on Wednesday, John Tory acknowledged there are concerns about legislation, which would allow him to pass certain measures at council with the support of just one-third of its members.
the most controversial of his new “strong-mayor” powers
“I will continue to work with the council and those who want to work with me to get things done, as we have done together for two terms,” he said. The mayor, who won the Oct. 24 election with 62 per cent of the vote, said he had a strong mandate from the public to do what it takes to make progress on housing and transit.He also argued that he could be trusted to not use his extraordinary new powers for political gain because he has promised not to run for office again in 2026.
Matlow said that without telling the public or councillors, the mayor had asked the premier to grant him “undemocratic minority rule powers that are unprecedented in any democratically elected body anywhere in the world.”
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