Councillor Josh Matlow, who was frequent opponent of former mayor John Tory and hopes to succeed him, is heading into a byelection with a reprimand and docked pay over his tweets criticizing city staff members.
Batty concluded Matlow violated provisions ofthat states members must treat city employees respectfully and not engage in reprisals against them.city staff opened park washroomsIn a tweet the next month, Matlow said a different senior official was “the very wrong person” to be interim city manager, citing instances including the “violent encampment clearings” of the summer of 2021.
Matlow’s colleagues, including some former civil servants, said he crossed a line by publicly shaming specific staff members who are not allowed to fire back, and noted thatMatlow told council: “I should have used a different word” than “lied” when tweeting about the parks bathroom information. He did not apologize for either tweet.
“I’m not going to apologize for advocating for better service standards, opening park bathrooms …” or calling out city staff for believing it’s acceptable to conduct “violent and inhumane clearings on some our city’s most vulnerable,” Matlow said. Asked how, if elected mayor, he could work with city staff that he has repeatedly and publicly criticized, he said he would place a “firewall” between senior staff and the mayor’s office to ensure they provide independent advice.
He also vowed to “continue to challenge where I see anyone in tell lies to Torontonians or do anything that isn’t in the interests of our residents.”
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