Premier Doug Ford’s Toronto MPPs will pay a heavy political price if they continue cowardly defending their government’s deep cuts to city funding, Mayor John Tory is warning. “They’re very proud of saying promises made, promises kept,” Tory said of Ford’s MPPs. Ford noted Tory suggested cuts were easy before being elected mayor five years ago. The city petition, with names to be presented to the province later, follows an earlier petition started by progressive activist group Progress Toronto. With files from Rob FergusonDavid Rider is the Star’s City Hall bureau chief and a reporter covering Toronto politics.

Source: thestar May 22, 2019 18:01 UTC