Toronto Mayor John Tory says he and Ontario Premier Doug Ford discussed increasing mayoral powers 'in passing' but he has not been told about any proposal to do so
Tory told CP24 that all he knows about a plan detailed in the Toronto Star to grant the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa new powers to more unilaterally control personnel appointments and financial matters, is what he read in that news report.
“It came up almost in passing in the context of getting housing built. There have been no detailed discussions between myself and the premier on this ever.” Asked about plans to alter the City of Toronto or Municipal acts to give mayors stronger powers, a spokesperson for Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark did not deny the Star’s report.
Tory said that whatever change is made, he doubted it would involve some sort of veto or override where he could decide something against the wishes of most of council.
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