No fewer than five former Toronto mayors have spoken out against the 'strong mayor' powers the provincial government voted to grant Toronto and Ottawa. TOpoli ONpoli strongmayor Ontario
Published:Five former Toronto mayors publicly condemned the “strong mayor” powers that the provincial government voted last month to grant to Toronto and Ottawa.
Although it has been argued that the strong mayor powers will help to move the city forward, the former Toronto mayors fear for a weakening democracy. “It helps ensure that all the voices in City Council are coming into play on this decision making,” Eggleton said. “It’s a threat to local democracy because you add additional powers to one person, taking it away from not only the counselor, but from the people that they represent in their respective constituencies.”
The provincial legislation, dubbed the Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act, was billed as a way to speed up development in cities and get homes built faster. The province has long lamented the lengthy wait times for rezoning and development applications at the municipal level, even going so far asto deprive cities of revenue from application fees if they’re not able to rapidly increase processing times.
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