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TORONTO — John Tory will stay on as Toronto's mayor to see his budget get debated at city council, his office said Monday, despite his announcement last week that he planned to resign following an affair with a former staffer.
Further details on Tory's transition out of power were expected after the budget meeting, his office said. "He has stated that he is committed to finishing the budget and the budget process,"Crawford said."That could end Wednesday afternoon, Wednesday evening, or it may be continued for another couple of weeks."Political observers had speculated about whether Tory would wait to officially resign until he could push through his budget, which includes a boost to policing and cuts to transit service.
"It's a play to hold on to what I would characterize as uncollegial and ultimately undemocratic strong powers over the rest of council," said Myer Siemiatycki, professor emeritus of politics at Toronto Metropolitan University.
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