Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives are being accused of “doing an end run around democracy” by giving Mayor John Tory the power to override a majority on Toronto city council.
at the behest of Tory, who had asked for enhanced authority so he could pass a bylaw with just eight of Toronto’s 25 city councillors backing him.“I think that people do trust me to exercise all the authority that I have, as I’ve done for eight years, in a responsible manner,” Tory said Thursday.penned a joint letterOttawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, who was at Queen’s Park on Tuesday for a private meeting with Ford and Clark, has vowed to not use the authority being granted to him by the province.
Green Leader Mike Schreiner said it is clear the Tories are “feeling heat for violating basic democratic principles and bringing in minority rule in the nation’s capital and the provincial capital.” “Can you imagine if Justin Trudeau tried to do something like this and said, ‘Oh, we only need one-third of Parliament to pass legislation.’ It would be outrageous. People would say it’s unconstitutional,” said Schreiner.
“So why is doing it for municipal governments?” he asked, imploring the Toronto mayor to reconsider his stance. “I mean, I have a lot of respect for John Tory and I absolutely think he should rethink that. He clearly has the support on council to move forward on housing legislation.”
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