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 after the mayor announced he’d be stepping down because of an “inappropriate relationship” he’d previously had with a former staffer.
Tory, 68, has been Toronto’s mayor since 2014. He says he will be spending the coming two days meeting with deputy mayor Jennifer McKelvie and City of Toronto staff “to ensure an orderly transition.”…