Ontario Premier Doug Ford has confirmed he’s planning to hand the mayors of Toronto and Ottawa “veto” power similar to that of the U.S. municipal system.
Speaking to reporters at Queen’s Park in Toronto on July 20, Ford said he plans to bring in a “strong-mayor” system for Toronto and Ottawa so that mayors are given enhanced powers over financial matters and appointments.
Ford said it will be a trial run, and if successful, will expand to other cities such as Mississauga, Brampton and Hamilton.
“I just think that be it the mayor of Toronto or Ottawa, or any mayor, they’re accountable for everything but they have the same single vote as a single councillor,” he said at the press event on July 20….