‘Nobody’ cares about his new ‘strong mayor’ powers, John Tory tells his critics

An exasperated Mayor John Tory is dismissing concerns over his extraordinary new powers as mere “political theatre” of no interest to regular Torontonians. A majority of Tory’s council colleagues urged Premier Doug Ford, in vain, not to pass Bill 39. They talk to me about housing, they talk to me about community safety — nobody talks about (strong mayor powers). Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe has said he doesn’t need the new powers and won’t use them. More laterDavid Rider is the Star’s City Hall bureau chief and a reporter covering city hall and municipal politics.