That is the only thing that would have moved me,” Wallace told the Star in an interview. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office announced Thursday Wallace is being tapped to become secretary of the Treasury Board starting April 4. Toronto’s city manager Peter Wallace has announced he is stepping down for a top public appointment in Ottawa after less than three years at city hall. “I wouldn’t have gone if I didn’t have confidence in the professionalism and capacity of the service,” Wallace said. This city manager has, for three years, faced a council, led by Tory, which has repeatedly rejected his advice about not to delay solving the city’s financial problems.

Source: thestar February 15, 2018 20:58 UTC