A longtime Brampton, Ont., city councillor visited Queen's Park on Thursday to make a public plea to Premier Doug Ford to ensure Mayor Patrick Brown is not given "strong mayor" powers. The Progressive Conservative government prioritized passing its "strong mayors" bill this summer to give the incoming mayors of Toronto and Ottawa greater authority starting this fall. READ MORE: Ford gets crowd buzzing with bee joke, ‘strong mayor’ promiseAt Queen's Park on Thursday, Brampton Coun. "What do you think strong mayor powers would do for us (if given to Brown)? Days later, Brown announced he was running to become leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Source: CBC News September 15, 2022 16:08 UTC