One day after voting to fight Premier Doug Ford’s council-cutting legislation in the courts, Mayor John Tory suggested he wants Queen’s Park to pass Bill 31 as soon as possible. One day after voting to fight Premier Doug Ford’s council-cutting legislation in the courts, Mayor John Tory suggested he wants Queen’s Park to pass Bill 31 as soon as possible. She doesn’t yet know if there will be 47 wards — council’s plan, upheld by the Superior Court — or 25 wards as demanded by Ford’s government in Bill 31. Article Continued BelowOn Thursday, Tory joined a majority of council colleagues in voting to have the city fight Bill 31 and the charter override to the Supreme Court, if necessary. That doesn’t mean we don’t fight this in court.” In another interview with CP24 on Saturday, Tory reiterated his desire for an Oct. 22 election but didn’t repeat a desire for speedy passage of Bill 31.

Source: thestar September 16, 2018 01:41 UTC