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Published 1 year ago

Five former Toronto mayors call on Tory to 'soundly' reject strong mayor legislation

Summary by Ground News
Art Eggleton, David Crombie, Barbara Hall, David Miller, and John Sewell wrote a letter to Toronto Mayor John Tory. Bill 39 would give mayors of Toronto and Ottawa the power to pass local bylaws with only a third of city council's support. Tory has previously said that he supports the changes to mayoral power.

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Five former Toronto mayors call on Tory to 'soundly' reject strong mayor legislation

Five of Toronto’s former mayors are calling on the city’s current one to rescind his support for new legislation that would allow him to pass some bylaws with support from only a minority of city council.

1 year ago·Canada
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Former Toronto mayors call on Tory to reject expanded 'strong mayor' powers

A group of former Toronto mayors is urging John Tory to reject a bid to expand the “strong mayor” powers that would give him the ability to pass some bylaws with a minority vote of city council.

1 year ago·Canada
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Group of former Toronto mayors call on Tory to reject additional ‘strong mayor’ powers - Toronto

"We are appalled at this attack on one of the essential tenets of our local democracy and a fundamental democratic mechanism: majority rule," the letter said.

1 year ago·Toronto, Canada
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Former mayors of Toronto pen letter to Mayor John Tory, urging him to reject strong-mayor powers

In a statement Sunday night, Tory’s deputy chief of staff Don Peat said the Mayor’s office will be reviewing the letter.

1 year ago·Toronto, Canada
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Five former Toronto mayors call on Tory to 'soundly' reject strong mayor legislation

Five of Toronto’s former mayors are calling on the city’s current one to rescind his support for new legislation that would allow him to pass some bylaws with support from only a minority of city council.

1 year ago·Toronto, Canada
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Here is the letter five former mayors just sent to John Tory on Bill 39

There are five former mayors of Toronto who are alive and well in the city. Every one of them opposes our current mayor, John Tory, accepting the unheard-of new powers granted to him by the province of Ontario under the proposed Bill 39.Below is the letter in its entirety sent by David Crombie, former mayor and Progressive Conservative member of parliament, and signed by Art Eggleton, Barbara Hall, David Miller, and John Sewell. From: DAVID CROM…

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