Five of Toronto’s former mayors are calling on the city’s current one to rescind his support for new legislation that would allow him to pass some bylaws with support from only a minority of city council.
The Better Municipal Governance Act would among other things give the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa the power to pass local bylaws on issues “within a provincial interest” with only a third of city council’s support., which was emailed to Mayor John Tory’s office Sunday evening, Art Eggleton, David Crombie, Barbara Hall, David Miller, and John Sewell call the bill “undemocratic” and demand the continuation of the system of “majority rule.
The letter’s authors went on to say that just months into its new mandate the Ford government is “revealing its real agenda for our future,” which they said is “disturbing” and “alarming in the extreme” as voters are not being consulted on these changes. In their letter, Eggleton, Crombie, Hall, Miller, and Sewell encouraged Tory to “soundly” reject Bill 39, noting that the “integrity and wellbeing” of the province is on the line.
“The Mayor was clear throughout the election that he supports a 'strong mayor' system and he was also clear that his leadership style and overall approach to City Council won't change - he will continue to work with City Council to get things done for the people of Toronto,” Tory’s spokesperson Don Peat told CP24.com on Monday.
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