StarEditorial: The mayors with newfound powers should take a page from several candidates for Toronto mayor, who have vowed not to use them if elected.
enabling them to pass bylaws with just one third support of city council in the service of advancing “provincial priorities.”. He extended those strong mayor powers to 26 additional cities in Ontario, among them: Mississauga, Barrie, Brampton, Hamilton, Windsor, Waterloo, Markham, Oshawa and Richmond Hill. Now mayors in those jurisdictions will have the same ability to push through initiatives with just one-third support of their councils.
We’re not sold. However worthy the goal, we remain unconvinced that mayors should be allowed to run roughshod over council wishes to abet the province in its agenda. Such powers limit the abilities of elected councillors to act. It erodes public confidence and engagement in the democratic process by diminishing the impact of local councillors.
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