Tory pens open letter to Ford, asking him to put proposed changes to council on hold

Mayor John Tory has written an open letter to Premier Doug Ford, asking him to “hit the pause button” on plans to slash the size of Toronto city council which he says are being pushed through “without meaningful consultation of any kind.”

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