John Tory's affair, resignation blow up Toronto mayor's legacy as dull, stable leader

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John Tory's recently disclosed affair with a former staffer and resulting resignation as mayor of Toronto have brought a blowout ending to the straight-laced, button down moderate conservative's otherwise uneventful tenure in the city's top job.

Tory honed that reputation over the course of his business and broadcasting careers, as well as two relatively drama-free terms he served at City Hall. The third mandate he easily secured in October's municipal election seemed to promise more of the same, but those hopes came crashing down on Friday evening.

"He had this image of being the only grown up in the room while council squabbled around him. Now we've seen that image kind of blow up." When Tory launched his first mayoral bid in 2014, he ran on a platform of change, a transit vision for the city and low taxes. Graefe said Tory has kept the line on the city budget and taxes, but at the expense of affordability, high housing costs and aging infrastructure.

"Given Toronto's kind of super diversity, we might have expected a leader who could have avoided some unnecessary conflicts on that by showing a greater IQ in terms of the nature of those relationships in Toronto," Graefe said. "That is another more difficult part of his legacy." But those policies were the opposite of reassuring for longtime street nurse Cathy Crowe, who said she's witnessed homelessness double since before the COVID-19 pandemic as well as continued forceful encampment evictions.

 

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No for me

We have our own serial BOB and he is not alone.

I think something bad is going down with his buddy Mr. Ford and he is using this as an excuse to get the hell outta Dodge.

Her name is EMILY HILLSTROM

Hahaha. This grandpa still got it. Way it go John!!!!!

Nothing wrong with dull and stable.

he's human

I’m sure all those unhoused people that he ordered to be harassed and assaulted think that his legacy was “dull, stable” Already whitewashing this turd of a man who keeps failing and keeps being given more chances.

That’s what she said.

My guess is he was being blackmailed

He was garbage... Not a big loss... His mafia buddies are upset though!... JohnTory, something, something 'waterproof concrete' not approved for Canadian weather... Those that know... KNOW!

Nonsense = Two consenting adults had an affair. Big deal & why resign (unless he was being blackmailed)

Toronto is a dull grid locked city….lol

But how does this deflect from drugfraud’s wedding guest payforplay scandal and the various mafiosos/property developers that bought land in the DL after speaking with fat Al Capone? Investigate that! FORDisCORRUPT onpoli

Will the Toronto sign be lit up in fishnet in memory of John Tory?

Riveting piece of journalism

Tory's legacy

Are women that desperate to advance their career they have to sleep with a married man who qualifies for CPP?

Sothis is how i see it .If You are separated is it not fair game? Or You wait till the divorce papers . I mean if you are separated You have wiggle room to venture out and see a relationship. They both agreed to separate and they moved on during the pandemic. What happens happens

I heard its a big as the cn tower

No it didn't and he shouldn't have resigned. I hope he reconsiders.

Yeah Mel Lastman and Rob Ford? Dull. Boring. No craze at all.

'Stable'....oh like this moment when he was trying to groom kiddies to take a needle....that kind of 'stable'?

Well now he can stay on….. I mean it’s not like they got videos Proof of him buying crack… oh wait, that was Rob Ford and he stayed in office.

In honour of John Tory, City Council will move a motion to declare February 10th MistressTO day.

I give him credit at his age he got it on with a younger woman.

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