Sabrina Maddeaux: John Tory helmed Toronto's decade of undeniable decline via nationalpost
On Friday night, shockwaves reverberated across the country as the Toronto Star first reported Tory engaged in an affair with a 31-year-old staffer. Then, just about an hour later, Tory did something politicians simply don’t do anymore: resign.The NP Comment newsletter from columnist Colby Cosh and NP Comment editors tackles the important topics with boldness, verve and wit. Get NP Platformed delivered to your inbox weekdays by 4 p.m. ET.
But, when you take a minute to think about it, what’s more boring and predictable than an older male politician cheating with a younger staffer? Perhaps Tory’s downfall is more on brand than it first seems. Even in scandal, the man lacks originality.Article content It’s understandable that, after Ford, voters needed a mundane rebound. But what should’ve lasted an election cycle turned into a nearly nine-year aimless rut. Toronto, which had seemed on the cusp of greatness, stuttered, then stalled, then broke in so many ways it could easily take another nine years to put it all back together again.
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