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The Toronto Star Editorial Board praised the announcement, saying, "Queen’s Park did the right thing by ignoring a regressive and self-centred vote by Toronto city council and allow ranked ballots." [18] Shortly after the announcement, a Mainstreet Research poll was released that found 59 per cent of Torontonians supported ranked ballots. [19]
As the City of Toronto is constituted by, and derives its powers from, the province of Ontario, it is a "creature of the province" and is legally bound by various regulations and legislation of the Ontario Legislature, such as the City of Toronto Act, Municipal Elections Act, Planning Act, and others.
In terms of Toronto, the "strong-mayor" powers are defined directly in the City of Toronto Act and can only be revoked by an Act of Provincial Parliament. [4] As for other municipalities, the designation is done by Order-in-Council and defined in regulation, meaning the "strong-mayor" powers can granted or revoked by the provincial government ...
The review finished in November 2016. Following the review, the city council approved the report's recommendations and created three new wards, increasing the total from 44 to 47. [8] A number of challenges to the ward boundary bylaw were made to the Ontario Municipal Board, as provided under section 124(8) of the City of Toronto Act. None of ...
Prior to the election, the province of Ontario passed the Strong Mayors Act, which granted the office of mayor additional powers including the development of the budget, creating council committees, appointing the chairs and vice chairs of those committees, the power to reorganize departments, appointing department heads, and appointing the city manager.
Toronto City Council is the governing body of the municipal government of Toronto, Ontario. Meeting at Toronto City Hall , it comprises 25 city councillors and the mayor of Toronto . The current term began on November 15, 2022.
Gary Crawford (born July 15, 1960) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to Toronto City Council in the 2010 city council election to succeed Brian Ashton in Ward 36. [1] He held onto the seat in the 2014 municipal elections. As councillor, Crawford sat as the Budget Chief (2014-2023).
The City of Toronto Act is a city charter–type statute which governs the organization and political powers of Toronto.There have been other acts governing the city passed by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since Toronto's original incorporation as a city in 1834, although they have since been consolidated and repealed as the city matured over time.