The mayor will hand over power effective 5 p.m. on Friday to interim leader Jennifer McKelvie, with the next election expected to come within four to five months
finally laid out late Wednesday night his timeline for leaving office, but only after presiding over a chaotic budget meeting that locks in his vision of the city for another year.
Mr. Tory’s departure came amid a growing chorus of voices by his loyalists on council, urging him to stay on. On Wednesday, Ontario Premier, arguing this is not the time for change and that a new mayor could be “a disaster” if they were left-wing. “I want to thank the people of Toronto for trusting me as Mayor since 2014,” he said in his resignation letter. “I continue to be deeply sorry and apologize unreservedly to the people of Toronto and to all those hurt by my actions without exception.”
He won handily a third term, but behind the scenes the seeds of his downfall had already been planted. On Friday Mr. Tory admitted to a lengthy affair that he said began while he and his wife were spending long periods of time apart during the pandemic. The other person was his employee when the affair began. Mr. Tory said he would resign to take time to “reflect on my mistakes and to do the work of rebuilding the trust of my family.
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