TORONTO — Questions remain about what lies ahead for Toronto following the abrupt resignation of mayor John Tory on Friday night. The two-term mayor, w
TORONTO — Questions remain about what lies ahead for Toronto following the abrupt resignation of mayor John Tory on Friday night.
Provincial legislation states a byelection will need to take place within 60 days of the mayor’s office officially becoming vacant to name a permanent replacement. “He united Toronto behind an optimistic vision for the future and I will miss working with him to see it come to life. I wish nothing but the best for my friend in the days, weeks and months ahead.”
He thanked the people of Toronto for trusting him as mayor, a position he called “the job of a lifetime.”He said the relationship with the employee developed while he was spending long periods of time away from his wife Barbara, to whom he has been married for over 40 years. He secured a second mandate in 2018 and cruised to a third term in October after a campaign that saw him tout his years of experience as head of Canada’s most populous city.
Tory also saw criticism for his handling of the city’s housing crisis, as thousands of people are experiencing homelessness and Toronto’s shelter capacity is stretched to its limits.
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