Torontonians split over whether John Tory should resign as mayor, poll says

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Torontonians split over whether John Tory should resign as mayor, poll says
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Torontonians are evenly split on whether Mayor John Tory should follow through on his plan to resign after admitting to starting a secret, extended relationship with a junior staff member in his city hall office.

A Forum Research poll of 1,042 Torontonians found 45 per cent do not think he should quit, 43 per cent think he should quit, and 11 per cent do not know.

“Support for Mayor Tory remains significant,” said Forum president Lorne Bozinoff. “It’s possible that Torontonians are open to Tory continuing in his role.” About an hour later, a grim-faced Tory told reporters the relationship, which ended earlier this year, after the woman had moved to another job, was a “serious error in judgment. ” He pledged to step down “to do the work of rebuilding the trust of my family.”preside over Wednesday’s city budget deliberations

Poll respondents under the age of 25 were most likely to think Tory should go, with 54 per cent stating that opinion. Men who participated in the survey were more likely than the women to say Tory should take responsibility and resign as planned.

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