NEW: 'Strong mayor' powers for Ottawa's mayor 'undemocratic', mayoral candidate says ottnews
A candidate for mayor calls Premier Doug Ford's idea to give "strong mayor" powers to Ottawa's mayor undemocratic, while another candidate says he would not need any extra powers to push forward with his agenda if elected in October.
"I just think that the mayor of Toronto or Ottawa, or any mayor, they're accountable for everything but they have the same single vote as a single councillor," Ford told reporters at Queen's Park.Coun. Catherine McKenney, one of 10 candidates running for mayor, says cities need their own powers, but not the mayor.
Mayoral candidate Mark Sutcliffe says new "veto" powers for the mayor is nothing something that would help residents of Ottawa. "I'm prepared to work with all of those people to get things done for the city; whether it's on affordable housing or keeping taxes as low as possible, keeping recreation fees, fixing public transit – bringing a fresh perspective to that file," Sutcliffe said. "I'm ready to do that within the current system, and I don't need the mayor's office to have any additional powers to get that done.
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