Olivia Chow outlines 1st steps as Toronto mayor, wants to start 3 weeks early

Toronto’s newly-elected mayor Olivia Chow says rather than wait five weeks for her inauguration, she wants to get started on July 12. Of her first steps in the transitionary period, she says she will meet with deputy mayor Jennifer McKelvie to ensure a “smooth transition” and to pick her brain about what problems she believes are top of mind for Torontonians.

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