John Tory is resigning as Toronto's mayor. What questions do you have?
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Toronto Mayor John Tory is resigning after having a relationship with a former employee in his office, something he called a "serious error in judgment" and something that in his view risked "tarnishing" the city's top job.
Tory made the announcement late Friday. Here's what he said if you haven't read it yet.
To me, someone who has covered the mayor and city hall, it was a stunning announcement. It probably is for you, too. I'm already getting texts asking how surprised I am on a scale of 1-10 (Answer: 18.)
CBC Toronto will have you covered all day as reaction rolls in from Toronto citizens and political leaders alike. We want to know: What questions do you have about Tory's resignation? Let us know in the form below:
I'll do my best to answer what I can. And what I can't, we'll do our best to report out.
The Toronto Star's city hall bureau broke the story of Tory's relationship with a 31-year-old former staffer. CBC News Network spoke with its bureau chief, David Rider, on what went into the reporting and what comes next. You can see that in the player below:
A bunch of people have asked questions about: Why now? I can't answer that, but it will certainly warrant more scrutiny in the coming days.
There's also the question about why Tory ran for re-election knowing that this relationship may be exposed. Tory, who, to his credit, takes questions from reporters all the time, did not address this is in his comments Friday night.
Brace for a byelection. The timing is still unclear, but Torontonians should certainly be planning to go back to the polls in 2023.
You can read more on that here.
You've also been asking: What will a byelection cost the city and will taxpayers be on the hook. I'll dive into the election finance documents shortly, but yes, I'm pretty sure the city will pay for the election.
Tory said Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie, a Scarborough councillor who was re-elected to a second term in last October's election, will take over until a new mayor is elected.
This is a great question, thanks to whoever wrote in asking it.
I spoke with Shawn Jeffords, our current city hall reporter, and we both believe from what we've previously reported on the powers that McKelvie will be able to use them.