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City of Kawartha Lakes mayor doesn’t see need to use ‘strong mayor’ powerThe province has given the City of Kawartha Lakes a target of building 6,500 homes in eight years. Mayor Doug Elmslie admits that target will be 'challenging' but 'achievable.'EconomyAug 23, 2023
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Guelph mayor hopes he won’t have to use ‘strong mayor’ powersCam Guthrie calls the expansion of the strong mayor powers to other large municipalities in Ontario 'a tool in a toolbox.'PoliticsJun 20, 2023
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Ontario expanding ‘strong mayor’ powers to 26 more citiesOntario's municipal affairs and housing minister says he is expanding so-called strong mayor powers beyond Toronto and Ottawa to 26 more large and fast-growing municipalities.PoliticsJun 16, 2023
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Majority of Toronto council condemns new strong mayor powers for John ToryIn a defiant letter, 15 of the city's 25 councillors said Toronto "should be governed by majority rule" and that any changes should come from local representatives.PoliticsDec 6, 2022
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Ontario NDP leadership hopeful calls Toronto mayor’s request for new powers ‘lazy’Marit Stiles, who is currently the lone candidate for Ontario NDP Leader, said she would take strong mayor powers away from Toronto and Ottawa's mayors if she ever becomes premier.PoliticsNov 26, 2022
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Toronto Mayor John Tory defends ‘unprecedented’ new mayoral powersOn Wednesday, Ontario's Minister of Municipal Affairs revealed Tory had requested further strength to the strong mayor powers.PoliticsNov 17, 2022
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Ontario gives more ‘strong mayor’ powers to Toronto, OttawaThe legislation would appoint "facilitators" to assess the regional governments in Durham, Halton, Niagara, Peel, Waterloo and York.PoliticsNov 16, 2022
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Strong mayor powers coming to some other Ontario cities in a year: Premier FordThe province recently passed legislation that gives mayors of Toronto and Ottawa veto power over bylaws that conflict with provincial priorities, such as building housing.PoliticsOct 17, 2022
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Toronto mayor to receive veto powers over city council with new legislationMunicipal Affairs Minister Steve Clark unveiled new legislation at Queen’s Park on Wednesday that would strip powers away from city councillors and hand them over to the mayor.PoliticsAug 10, 2022
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Guelph mayor says he will wait and see how strong mayor system will pan outCam Guthrie says no matter what changes are being proposed, he will continue to collaborate with anyone on anything that makes the city of Guelph better.PoliticsJul 29, 2022
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