There is an old story about Toronto’s political power that is showing its age. Was the last maneuver of Toronto's mayor carefully calculated? Of course, he's was super strong mayor John Tory!

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[1] https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-3 [2] https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-43/session-1/bill-39 [3] https://www.cp24.com/news/tory-uses-strong-mayor-powers-to-appoint-new-city-manager-1.6178806?cache=yes%3FclipId%3D89950 [4] https://www.toronto.ca/news/bill-3-strong-mayors-building-homes-act-2022-proclaimed-into-law/ “Choose to appoint the municipality’s chief administrative officer” [5] https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-passes-bill-extending-strong-mayor-powers-for-toronto-and-ottawa-1.6186139 [6] https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/accountability-operations-customer-service/city-administration/city-managers-office/ward-boundaries-for-toronto/ [7] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ug0jzfJGv-aOQ0WIHCd-seiYP2KRXLjj/edit#gid=620974273 [8] https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/data-research-maps/neighbourhoods-communities/ward-profiles/ward-16-don-valley-east/ (Smallest 94.580) [9] https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/data-research-maps/neighbourhoods-communities/ward-profiles/ward-3-etobicoke-lakeshore/ (Largest 129,080) [10] https://open.toronto.ca/dataset/ward-profiles-2018-25-ward-model/ [11] https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/members-of-council/ [12] https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/12/06/toronto-city-council-letter-bill-39-ontario/ [13] https://youtu.be/K5wSVqc7jXs?t=341 [14] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8rl_MSx-T0 [15] https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/06c11 [16] https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/01/01/19-years-ago-torontos-six-boroughs-amalgamated.html [17] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zRAD9WUEkwgFMMJKTU3Npna_l_nqAp0R_1rj4Kpt0zk/edit#gid=2055198444 Single Detached 32.23% + Semi Detached 9.76 = %41.99 [18] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zRAD9WUEkwgFMMJKTU3Npna_l_nqAp0R_1rj4Kpt0zk/edit#gid=2055198444 Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys = 12.13% [19] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Lastman#:~:text=He%20was%20the%20first%20person%20to%20serve%20as%20mayor%20of%20Toronto [20] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/former-toronto-mayor-mel-lastman-dies-age-88-1.6282854 [21] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3sYC8KWKYs [22] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka4-PwQ1k7g [23] https://youtu.be/nEIBtB3sS5c?t=80 [24] https://youtu.be/rGiYFJ2uyTM?t=2141 https://youtu.be/rGiYFJ2uyTM?t=2152 [25] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/john-a-tory-a-quiet-humble-man-who-shaped-canadian-dynasties/article4182147/?page=all John A Tory [26] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Tory#cite_note-globeandmail04-09-1:~:text=was%20a%20Canadian-,lawyer%20and%20corporate%20executive,-. [27] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/john-a-tory-a-quiet-humble-man-who-shaped-canadian-dynasties/article4182147/?page=al John S. D. Tory [28] https://twitter.com/johnadtory [29] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osI4C5tFUyM [30] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zRAD9WUEkwgFMMJKTU3Npna_l_nqAp0R_1rj4Kpt0zk/edit#gid=2055198444 (41.99%, 45.54%, 12.13%) [31] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zRAD9WUEkwgFMMJKTU3Npna_l_nqAp0R_1rj4Kpt0zk/edit#gid=2055198444 46.74% [32] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vtauDiyCYxj5d_6P6lQkpQl0SjqHgiPU/edit#gid=121455936 17,959 vs 16,912. Apartment includes everything over row house. [33] https://usa.streetsblog.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/03/Halifax-data.pdf [34] https://toronto.citynews.ca/2022/12/09/tory-housing-plan-toronto/ [35] https://youtu.be/Z-jzSe15gfU?t=222 & https://youtu.be/Z-jzSe15gfU?t=2253 [36] https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-john-tory-releases-plan-to-increase-density-across-toronto-after/ [37] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/tory-housing-plan-toronto-council-1.6685498 [38] https://storeys.com/john-tory-toronto-housing-plan-zoning-changes/ [39] https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/property-tax [40] https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/sites/default/files/BILD%20Report%20-%20FINAL.pdf (p19) “When breaking the GTAH data down by census division, we see that only one of the six communities (Toronto) did the 2021 housing stock forecast in 2020 exceed that in 2012, as shown by Figure 6.“