John Tory will stay on as Toronto’s mayor to see his budget get debated at city council, his office said Monday, despite his announcement last week that he planned to resign following an affair with a former staffer.
Tory’s office said the 68-year-old was working to ensure the fiscal plan – the first he proposed under new “strong mayor” powers – is approved.
“Mayor John Tory will be attending Wednesday’s budget meeting to ensure the 2023 City of Toronto operating and capital budgets are finalized,” his office wrote in a statement.
Further details on Tory’s transition out of power were expected after the budget meeting, his office said….