Mayor Olivia Chow's Toronto

[DSCToronto]

I was annoyed that she caved on low rise and six-plexes outside of downtown.

She did NOT cave in, she upheld her statement about democracy =, refused to use her Strong Mayor" powers and brought the policy into much (but unfortunately not all) of the City.

 

[Admiral Beez]

She pledged in the last election not to use this power, which she deemed undemocratic.

She did NOT cave in, she upheld her statement about democracy =, refused to use her Strong Mayor”

Cop out. You’re the mayor, are given responsibilities and powers under the province’s version (as opposed to your personal feelings) of democratic governance. When council is blocking important housing initiatives (during a housing crisis) that both the provincial and the federal governments are pushing, it’s the time to act decisively, and not seek the least path of resistance in the pursuit of a partial win - even if that costs you the next mayoral election. Chow can hardly ask either Queen’s Park or Ottawa for housing aid in future without seeming the hypocrite.