Toronto Mayor Resigns After Relationship With Staffer
- John Tory had pledged to fix housing crisis in Toronto
- City to hold special election for mayor in coming months
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Toronto Mayor John Tory abruptly resigned on Friday after saying he had a relationship with a staff member, only months after cruising to reelection on a pledge to fix a housing crisis in North America’s fourth-largest city.
“During the pandemic, I developed a relationship with an employee in my office in a way that did not meet the standards to which I hold myself as mayor and as a family man,” Tory said at a press conference. “I’ve decided that I would step down as mayor so that I could take the time to reflect on my mistakes and to do the work of rebuilding the trust of my family.”