Mayor-elect Olivia Chow told reporters Thursday that she has hired a chief-of-staff, has been immersed in meetings for the past several days, and has three immediate priorities as she transitions into the role.
Experts who follow city hall closely say this transition period will be different from previous changes in Toronto's top office. Former city councillor John Filion worked with Chow for a decade, sitting two seats away from her in the council chambers. He said he can already see signs of the councillor he knew in her early days in this new job.
Michal Hay has been hired as Chow's chief-of-staff. She is the founding executive director of social justice advocacy organization Progress Toronto and chaired Chow's successful mayoral campaign."Usually you have a lot of time to get ready for taking office as a new mayor," he said. "This is going to be a big rush."
"She's doing all the right things, which is meeting with all of the councillors, because you need to build the coalition so that you're able to run with the ball from your first day in," he said. "And she's also meeting with the provincial and federal leaders, because she's going to need new sources of funding in order to get anything done.
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