The decision comes in the middle of an Ontario Court of Justice trial in which Michael Thompson is fighting two counts of sexual assault, following a 2022 Muskoka cottage weekend.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.Embattled Toronto Coun. Michael Thompson has quietly stepped away from his appointment to a high-profile committee overseeing the city’s
Thompson’s head of communications, Royson James, confirmed the resignation to Global News. In an emailed statement, he said the councillor informed Mayor Olivia Chow of his decision over the phone last Wednesday. “He has extensive experience on the file,” said Chow. “He is a councillor, and he is working as a councillor, and is paid as a councillor, so he is entitled to serve as a councillor.”Sexual assault trial for Toronto Coun. Michael Thompson begins
She told the court that she and her friend arrived at the Port Carling cottage on the Sunday of the Canada Day long weekend after being invited by Thompson. Much like the first witness who testified, she said she was surprised by the lack of guests and were greeted by the Scarborough councillor and a young woman who appeared to be 21.“I had thought there would be a small group of other adults there.
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