Doug Ford to give greater, U.S.-style powers to mayors of Toronto and Ottawa via torontostar
In some types of “strong-mayor” systems, the chief magistrate can override city council decisions, fire and hire department chiefs, and control the budget.
That curbed the ambitions of Patrick Brown, a former PC leader who is now the Brampton mayor, and Steven Del Duca, who later became Liberal leader and lost the June 2 provincial election., scrapping a proposed revamp of regional governments that some feared would mean forced amalgamations of towns and cities.
Toronto Coun. Mike Layton said Ford’s proposed changes “could be a huge loss to democracy” if the newfound powers land in the wrong hands. In specific, Layton raised concerns that the new changes would wrest power from city councillors on important items like the annual budget.
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