He did not provide more detail around his reasons for leaving. Minnan-Wong was first elected in 1994.
, one of Toronto’s longest-serving councillors, announced Wednesday that he will not be seeking re-election in the 2022 municipal election.
“This concept was important then. It is important now,” he wrote in his statement, released Wednesday. “I have tried to represent the homeowner and tenant alike. In this regard, I remain a proud and unapologetic defender of property owners' rights. The next Council needs to listen and show a greater sensitivity toward property owners and their communities,” he wrote.
Minnan-Wong was an ally of the late mayor Rob Ford, until Ford admitted to having smoked crack cocaine. Minnan-Wong then said Ford had lost the “moral authority” to govern. Minnan-Wong was a member of both Ford’s and Tory’s powerful executive committee.
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