Toronto Mayor

• 100 days in: Mayor Chow advances agenda but challenges loom at Toronto city hall

  Olivia Chow says it's time for the display of congratulatory cards behind her desk in the mayor's office to be put away.

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  Oct 20, 2023
  
• John Tory’s affair violated city council code of conduct: integrity commissioner

  The city of Toronto's integrity commissioner says former mayor John Tory broke the city council's code of conduct with his relationship with a staffer.

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  Oct 5, 2023
  
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• Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow unveils executive team

  Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow has announced her executive team just weeks after taking over the city's top job.

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  Aug 10, 2023
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• In first motion as Toronto mayor, Chow gets unanimous support for refugee shelter response

  Olivia Chow placed Toronto's asylum seeker shelter crisis at the top of the agenda on Wednesday, securing unanimous approval on a motion to tackle the issue.

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  Jul 19, 2023
• Olivia Chow officially becomes mayor of Toronto following declaration ceremony

  Olivia Chow officially took office as mayor of Toronto on Wednesday morning during a swearing-in ceremony at city hall.

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  Jul 12, 2023
• Toronto’s new mayor prepares to tackle old problems

  The lingering issue of budget shortfalls and acts of violence will be among the first items Olivia Chow will need to tackle when she’s sworn in Wednesday.

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  Jul 11, 2023
• Asylum seekers left on hot Toronto pavement amid funding battle

  About a third of the people taking up spaces in Toronto's shelter system are refugees and the issue of getting federal funding to house them has been an issue for city leaders.

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  Jul 5, 2023
• Can Olivia Chow and Doug Ford work together? Where they agree, and disagree

  The leaders of Toronto and Ontario work together on issues from transit to housing. On Tuesday, Premier Doug Ford promised to find 'common ground' with mayor-elect Olivia Chow.

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  Jun 27, 2023
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• Chow’s victory reflects Toronto’s racial, gender and class diversity: observers

  Political observers say Olivia Chow's victory in Toronto's mayoral byelection, which marks the first time a person of colour will lead the city, is a reflection of progress.

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  Jun 27, 2023
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• Here’s when Toronto’s new mayor Olivia Chow will take office

  The city said it would share more details about the Declaration ceremony once plans are confirmed.

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  Jun 27, 2023