Cuts to Toronto city council point to ‘paternalistic’ city-province relationship, says Edmonton mayor

Don Iveson doesn’t see the cuts to Toronto’s representatives as a harbinger for other cities, but he says there are wider implications for them as a legal challenge plays itself out in the courts.

Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson says the 'only good thing' to come out of this issue is 'it’s got Canadians talking about the robustness and legitimacy of local democracies.'The Hill Times file photograph

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

August 29, 2018

The mayor of one of Canada's biggest cities says Ontario Premier Doug Ford's decision to slash the size of Toronto's city council shows an imbalanced relationship between provincial and municipal governments, but he isn't worried that his city is next on the chopping block.

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