The City of Toronto said on Friday that it hoped the Supreme Court of Canada would hear its challenge to a provincial law that slashed the size of council last year. The request for leave to appeal came a week after Ontario’s top court upheld the provincial law in a 3-2 decision. Earlier this year, Toronto council instructed the city solicitor to fight the cut as far as it could. Premier Doug Ford’s office did not respond to a request for comment on Friday. NDP leader Andrea Horwath said she isn’t surprised to see Toronto appeal the decision.

Source: thestar September 27, 2019 21:22 UTC