Commentary Olivia Chow was elected Mayor of Toronto in the June 26 byelection. The former NDP MP/city councillor earned 269,372 votes (37.16 percent), edging out former city councillor Ana Bailão (235,175 votes, 32.46 percent). The two conservative candidates, former Toronto police chief Mark Saunders (62,167 votes, 8.59 percent) and former Toronto Sun columnist Anthony Furey…

The campaign to elect Toronto’s next mayor is set to begin in earnest today as nominations officially open for prospective candidates. City council formally declared the mayor’s office vacant on Wednesday, roughly six weeks after former mayor John Tory abruptly resigned after admitting to an affair with a member of his staff. A crowded field…

Commentary Toronto’s municipal political arena has been quite the spectacle lately. It could turn into a political nightmare by the summer. John Tory, who was roughly four months into his third mayoral term, admitted to an illicit affair with a 31-year-old former staffer. He immediately announced his resignation on Feb. 10, and stepped down seven…

John Tory is marking his final day as the mayor of Toronto. Tory shocked the city with an announcement a week ago that he had an “inappropriate relationship” with someone who used to work on his staff and said he’d be stepping down. The 68-year-old then lingered in office to see his budget debated at…

Toronto Mayor John Tory has submitted his formal letter of resignation effective Feb. 17 at 5 p.m., and will now begin a transition plan over the next two days. Tory’s official resignation notice came on the evening of Feb. 15, following a city council meeting that passed the 2023 budget and less than a week…

Toronto’s city council budget talks went to recess three times Wednesday morning because members of the public were shouting. A woman shouted against funding for police. Multiple voices were later heard chanting “House the homeless, feed the poor, kick John Tory out the door.” When the city council meeting commenced after hours of delay, Mayor…

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says it was right for Toronto Mayor John Tory to resign after admitting to an affair with a staff member. Tory announced his resignation on Friday, though he has yet to make it official by submitting a resignation letter. “Like very many Torontonians, I was very surprised,…

Commentary Politics can be a cruel master at times. Some politicians have had periods of fiery success resembling a mighty phoenix. Others have watched the flames fizzle out in a slow burn—and, in some cases, the most dramatic fashion imaginable. The latter is what happened to Toronto Mayor John Tory’s career in the blink of…

Ontario Premier Doug Ford thanked John Tory for his years of service as Toronto’s mayor after Tory announced his abrupt resignation on Feb. 10 over an affair with a former staff member. “John will be remembered as a dedicated and hard−working mayor who served as a steady leader during the most difficult days of the…

Toronto Mayor John Tory says he is resigning after having an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. Tory says the relationship with the employee in his office developed during the COVID-19 pandemic when he was spending long periods of time away from his wife Barbara, who he has been married to for over 40 years….