Toronto council votes to oppose Ontario bill to cut number of councillors
Toronto city council voted Monday to express its opposition to a controversial bill that would cut the council nearly in half to the Ontario government.
Council also voted to request that the provincial government conduct a referendum on the number of wards and their boundaries before proceeding with legislation that would cut the number of councillors to 25 from 47.
“Today, city council sent a strong message to Queen’s Park that it opposes the process around the change to Toronto’s ward boundaries,” Mayor John Tory said in a release.
“City council approved my call for the province to hold a binding referendum before proceeding with any changes to the Toronto ward boundaries,” Tory said.