Toronto Mayor John Tory is stepping down from the job on Friday.
Tory submitted his resignation letter to the city clerk on Wednesday evening, informing John D. Elvidge that he will leave the mayor's office on Feb. 17 at 5 p.m.
"This has been the job of a lifetime, and while I have let many people, including myself, down in this instance, I have nonetheless been deeply honoured by the opportunity to serve the people of this wonderful city for more than eight years and I hope I achieved some good for the city I truly love." The clerk will then set a deadline for when candidates can file their nomination papers. According to the Municipal Elections Act, election day would occur 45 days after the nomination deadline.
He said the relationship, which "did not meet the standards to which I hold myself as mayor and as a family man," ended mutually this year.
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