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mayor john tory

There is now a date for the next Toronto election to officially replace John Tory as mayor, and the vote is set to take place this summer.

Tory stepped down after admitting to an affair with a former staffer, leading to many questions about who would step up next to lead Canada's largest city and when the vote would be held, and we now have answers to both.

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John Tory has officially submitted his resignation as Mayor of Toronto and word of that decision came down moments after he approved one of the largest Toronto property tax increases in years.

The 68-year-old is now set to step aside as mayor one week after coming clean about his affair with a 31-year-old staffer during the pandemic despite support from some allies, like Ontario Premier Doug Ford, to stay on.

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Premier Doug Ford was put under fire during a press conference on Wednesday when reporters started questioning him about a family scandal.

Ford was in Brampton to announce a new major electric vehicle investment when the focus quickly turned to the topic of his daughter's stag and doe party in August 2022.

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John Tory is resigning as Toronto's mayor after having an affair with an employee in his office and now the city will have a new leader.

On February 10, 2023, Tory announced that he developed a relationship with a staffer during the pandemic that "did not meet the standards" he holds himself to as the mayor of Toronto and as "a family man."

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A TTC employee made an announcement while operating a train, urging people to contact Mayor John Tory's office due to a service disruption.

Taking public transit regularly can be pretty frustrating for commuters, but apparently, train operators can get annoyed as well.

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