Former mayoral candidates pondering run for Toronto mayor after Tory steps down amid affair with staffer
John Tory announced he would resign in the coming days Friday evening when news of an affair with a staff member broke.
“Yes, I'm considering because nothing has changed in the last 100 days,” he said, pointing to his plan to make Toronto a more “affordable, equitable, and sustainable for everyone.” “I had more votes than the five top counselors together. So I do think that there is a responsibility with them,” Penalosa said, adding, while the news of Tory’s resignation is shocking, the focus should be on what’s going to happen with the city over the next four years. He pointed to the need for safer streets as well as his plan to replace the Gardiner East with an at-grade boulevard.