Sunday, February 8, 2026
ADVT 
National

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi Attacks Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s Toronto Plan

The Canadian Press, 27 Jul, 2018 01:01 PM
  • Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi Attacks Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s Toronto Plan
Calgary's mayor is attacking Ontario Premier Doug Ford's plan to cut the number of Toronto city councillors and cancel votes for other municipal elections.
 
 
Naheed Nenshi says Ford made no mention of his intentions during Ontario's recent election campaign and calls the premier's move "tinpot dictator stuff."
 
 
He says it's not fair to change the rules in the middle of the game.
 
 
Nenshi says Ford's planned legislation could affect all mayors, and he is urging Toronto Mayor John Tory to fight it.
 
 
Ford announced this morning that he will introduce legislation to cut the number of Toronto city councillors to 27 from 45.
 
 
He says he will also cancel elections for regional chairs in at least two major municipal areas, Peel and York.  

MORE National ARTICLES

Toronto Will Add 200 Officers To Night Shift To Curb Shootings

Toronto plans to add 200 frontline officers to the night shift over the summer in an effort to reduce gun violence, the city's police chief said Thursday while the mayor promised new funds for community programs to help at-risk youth.

Toronto Will Add 200 Officers To Night Shift To Curb Shootings

New Allegations Surface Against Nova Scotia-Based Buddhist Leader Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

New Allegations Surface Against Nova Scotia-Based Buddhist Leader Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
HALIFAX — The spiritual leader of one of the largest Buddhist organizations in the western world is facing fresh sexual misconduct allegations as a Halifax law firm prepares to launch an independent investigation into claims against him.

New Allegations Surface Against Nova Scotia-Based Buddhist Leader Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

Toronto Police Seek First-Degree Murder Suspect In Downtown Shooting Of Two Men

Toronto police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a 22-year-old man in the fatal shooting of two men associated with the local rap scene.

Toronto Police Seek First-Degree Murder Suspect In Downtown Shooting Of Two Men

Surge In Demand For Paper, Glass Straws A Boon For Plastic Alternatives Firms

Surge In Demand For Paper, Glass Straws A Boon For Plastic Alternatives Firms
Phillip Jacobsen started selling compostable cutlery in 2011 and about six months later expanded Greenmunch's product line to include paper straws.

Surge In Demand For Paper, Glass Straws A Boon For Plastic Alternatives Firms

B.C. Signs Agreements With Licensed Producers To Supply Legal Marijuana

B.C. Signs Agreements With Licensed Producers To Supply Legal Marijuana
British Columbia has announced the companies that will supply recreational marijuana after legalization this fall, boasting its stash will feature an "exclusive and competitive" assortment of products.

B.C. Signs Agreements With Licensed Producers To Supply Legal Marijuana

B.C. To Fast Track Applications For Intercity Bus Service After Greyhound Exit

B.C. To Fast Track Applications For Intercity Bus Service After Greyhound Exit
British Columbia says it will fast track applications from operators who want to serve parts of the province that will be left without intercity bus service after Greyhound's exit from Western Canada at the end of October.

B.C. To Fast Track Applications For Intercity Bus Service After Greyhound Exit