For the second time in two days, Premier Doug Ford has requested that Mayor John Tory take up “guns and gangs” at a special council meeting on Monday. The special city council meeting on Monday will not bring up the issue of “guns and gangs” despite Premier Doug Ford’s public requests via letters he sent to Mayor John Tory. ( Tijana Martin / THE CANADIAN PRESS )On Friday, Ford sent a letter requesting council address gun violence at Monday’s meeting. On Saturday, Ford sent a second letter, reiterating his request that Tory add gun violence to the special meeting’s program. Tory was attending the Chinatown Festival at Dundas St. W. and Spadina Ave. on Saturday when the second letter was released.

Source: thestar August 19, 2018 00:45 UTC