— a professor emeritus of politics at Toronto Metropolitan University, formerly known as Ryerson University — warned the bill would “marginalize the input and the voice of city councillors.”
“So if we go down the path of this legislation, ward councillors will effectively be sidelined in the major decisions that city government is making. The senior staff will see their careers as totally dependent on approval from the mayor,” he said. “We need to dramatically accelerate the delivery of housing supply if we’re going to meet that goal of 1.5 million homes over the next decade,” he said.David Wilkes, president and CEO of the Building Industry and Land Development Association , noted that it will not be easy to meet the target of making that many homes.
But NDP MPP Jessica Bell said a drawback to the Tory legislation is the presumption “that the ability for a city to build homes more quickly really depends upon the personality and the values of the mayor at hand.”
fordnation is trying to impliment this change after he severely attacked local democracy in TO by cutting the number of counsellors in half DURING THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN. FordFailedOntario FordDoesntCareAboutYou FordFundsFriendsFirst
ontario's answer to DonaldJTrump or a lighter version of that orange menace.
Ontario's answer to Thomas Jefferson wants to replace city councils with Mayor-run-municipalities.
Exactly how the feudal lords wants to rule his serfs as he eliminates the sick, disabled, elderly and otherwise poor lumpen proles. He is economical that way. I like to call him Austerityboy
It will allow cities to move forward. It is the very definition of democracy…people vote on campaign policies of mayoral candidates, who are then better able to carry out those campaign promises without local councillors defeating the will of the people.
Aren't the mayor's elected?
Could it be possible that this is only a trial idea. Give the cities these new powers & see what happens & make a decision based on reality rather than over the top speculation. Try reporting the news rather than creating the news
That’s the whole point!
The only housing it will build are expensive condos for investment properties at the expensive of affordable housing. This is about developer donations; nothing more. Ford needs Tory, so he's offering a bribe.
Less about building housing than giving his developer buddies more contracts.
It will help the Ontario Conservatives with their plan to do a hard-push for more party-affiliated politics at the local level. They hope to install their guys to do the province's bidding and ignore local choice.
Social murder and the Doug Ford government
and while we're at it why bother with seeking input from the public at all- I mean just declare yourself dictator and do away with even a semblance of care for democracy!
Is anyone sick of this BS? All major cities in ON, have councils primarily supported or in support of political parties. They block vote. If council is Liberal dominated the vote against mayor who is Conservatives, and visa versa. This is a good idea. Go fordnation.
He's further laying the boots to Toronto City Council, and - no doubt - will work to ''marginalize'' city councillors across the province. Democracy is being strangled in Ontario and nationally.
Ford is a shyster.
Anything to benefit his builder friends. Wake up Ontario.
So benefit his builder friends in Vaughan the most
It will improve order and create progress breath and prevent these squabbling aldermanic potentates from gumming things up.