Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Allison Jones
Publication Date: April 9, 2025 - 11:43
Ontario plans to apply strong mayor powers in 169 more municipalities
April 9, 2025
Ontario is proposing to more than triple the number of mayors who have so-called strong mayor powers, looking to add 169 municipalities to the list.The powers, which critics decry as undemocratic, include allowing heads of council to propose bylaws and pass them with the support of one-third of councillors, veto bylaws and hire and fire department heads.
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