Torontonians will return to the polls just months after October's municipal election saw John Tory cruise to what was supposed to be a third full term.
After two relatively scandal-free terms at City Hall,
Tory detonated a political bombshell late Friday when he admitted to having an “inappropriate relationship” with a former member of his staff and abruptly announced plans to resignTory has not said when he will formally step down, after which city council will need to declare the mayor's office vacant.
That could happen as early as Wednesday, when councillors are set to debate the city's proposed 2023 budget -- which Tory had sole responsibility to prepare under the province's new “strong mayor” powers. In previous years, the city was able to appoint a successor to fill the mayor's seat, but the new provincial legislation means Toronto is required to hold a byelection within 60 days of the mayor's office being declared vacant.
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