OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will expand so\u002Dcalled strong mayor powers to other large municipalities in a year.
The province recently passed legislation that gives mayors of Toronto and Ottawa veto power over bylaws that conflict with provincial priorities, such as building housing.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
Leading Ottawa mayoral candidates Catherine McKenney and Mark Sutcliffe both say they do not support the new legislation. The Association of Municipalities of Ontario told a legislative committee in late August the government must conduct broad consultations before expanding those powers to other municipalities.
“We’re using Ottawa and Toronto as a test area, per se, and then we’re going to move forward a year after that and give it to other regions, other large municipalities, so that when you get elected as mayor, it means something,” Ford said Monday.Share this article in your social network
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