Toronto City Council Size

• Most Torontonians, Ontarians, Canadians oppose Ford’s use of notwithstanding clause: Ipsos poll

  A majority of Torontonians, Ontarians and Canadians oppose Ford's use of the notwithstanding clause — and many of them want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step in.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2018
  
• The fight over Toronto council is stupid and I wish I’d slept through it

  There was a time once when we weren't talking about the size of Toronto City Council all the time, and it was glorious, Matt Gurney says.

  Commentary

  Sep 12, 2018
  
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• Doug Ford government set to retable bill to cut Toronto council size by invoking notwithstanding clause

  Officials announced on Monday that the Ontario legislature is being recalled on Wednesday in order for the government introduce the Better Local Government Act, which if passed would reduce the number of council seats to 25 from 47 in the upcoming municipal election.

  Politics

  Sep 12, 2018
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• Trudeau ‘won’t be weighing in’ on Doug Ford’s vow to slash Toronto city council by overriding Charter

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he has no plans to intervene in Ontario's plan to invoke the notwithstanding clause for the first time in the province's history.

  Canada

  Sep 11, 2018
• Judge expects to rule quickly on Toronto’s challenge of bill cutting council size

  The legislation, which passed earlier this month, reduces Toronto council to 25 seats from 47 to align the city's ward map with federal ridings in time for the Oct. 22 municipal election.

  Politics

  Aug 31, 2018
• Bill to cut number of Toronto city councillors passes final reading at Queen’s Park

  Premier Doug Ford announced at the end of July that his government would move to reduce the number of council seats in the city to 25 from 47.

  Politics

  Aug 14, 2018
• Ontario court to hear application on suspending Toronto city council seat cuts

  If passed, the Better Local Government Act would cut the number of Toronto city council wards to 25 from 47 in the October municipal election.

  Politics

  Aug 14, 2018
• Toronto city council calls for referendum, special meeting as it opposes reduction of wards

  Premier Doug Ford announced last Friday he wants to slash Toronto council seats from 47 to 25 midway into an election campaign.

  Politics

  Jul 30, 2018
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• ‘Get up if you have the balls’: John Tory to councillor who hinted he knew about ward cut legislation

  As hundreds of protesters attended Toronto city hall to rally over the Ontario government's proposed legislation to cut the size of city council, it led to a fiery exchange Friday evening between John Tory and Mike Layton whether the mayor had advance notice about the announcement.

  Politics

  Jul 27, 2018
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• Ontario to introduce legislation to cut Toronto city council seats by nearly half

  The proposed legislation would reduce the size of Toronto city council seats to 25 from 47.

  Politics

  Jul 27, 2018