Questions remain about what lies ahead for Toronto following the abrupt resignation of mayor John Tory on Friday night.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford thanked Tory, whom he called a friend, for his years of public service including his time in the city’s top job. Ontario Premier Doug Ford answers questions following a press conference at a Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy in Etobicoke, Ont., on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he was cleared by the province’s integrity commissioner who found no wrongdoing after developers attended his daughter’s stag and doe event last summer.
“I recognize that permitting this relationship to develop was a serious error in judgment on my part,” Tory said at city hall, where he apologized “unreservedly to the people of Toronto and to all those hurt by my actions including my staff, my colleagues and the public service.”Article content He secured about 62% of the vote compared to 18% for progressive urbanist Gil Penalosa, who came second. Tory beat out 30 mostly unknown candidates after many criticized his record on transit and housing — two issues he had highlighted as priorities.Article contentTory’s most recent election win came as he faced criticism about the state of Toronto under his leadership. His opponents noted the high cost of housing, aging infrastructure, overflowing garbage bins and shuttered parks.
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