After John Tory announced he will be stepping down as Toronto’s mayor, many city councillors, both former and present, were quick to respond to the announcement.
“It was a terrible lapse of judgement by the mayor during the pandemic and perhaps to have even decided to have run for a third term knowing that this affair had taken place,” she said.Councillor for Ward 32 — Scarborough North, Jamaal Myers, told CTV News while leaving city council late Friday night that he is "shocked."
“Tonight I fully agree that he should resign,” Wong-Tam’s tweet reads. “His is not a simple, one-time lapse of judgement. Tory was her boss and this is an abuse of power.” For the moment, it is time to feel the pain of the moment, to wish and pray that Mayor Tory and all involved work this through in a good way. The time to consider the future politics of TO can wait a moment.Jennifer Keesmaat, former city planner and Tory’s opponent in the mayoral race in the 2018 election, said on Twitter, “this is a lot to process,” and outlined her hopes that the next mayor will “kill the rebuilding of the Gardiner.
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