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Stay up to date on the latest news about strong mayor powers and democracy in Ontario.

Sept 1, 2025

Jon Woodward, CTV News

Strong Mayor Powers Not Spurring Housing, Have Serious Downsides, Civil Servants Warn

Jun 01, 2025

Cassidy McMackon

Ontario councillors push back as strong mayor powers reach small towns

Apr 8, 2025

Gisele Winton Sarvis

Mayor 'has a lot of explaining to do' over firing of CAO: councillor

March 6, 2024

Metroland Staff

How are Ontario's Strong Mayors Flexing the New Powers that the Ford Government Granted Them?

July 12, 2023

Jessica Foley

Kingston mayor delegates 'strong mayor powers' to Council, City CAO

Aug 22, 2022

Joanne Chianello

The province's 'strong mayor' bill goes way beyond housing

Aug 5, 2025

John Best

Ontario Municipal politicians beginning a push back to Strong Mayor Powers

Apr 21, 2025

Scott Miller

‘It’s more like a dictatorship’: Local mayors reject strong mayor powers

Apr 4, 2025

Paul Rellinger

Peterborough residents’ group to issue legal challenge of Mayor Jeff Leal’s use of strong mayor powers

Feb 9, 2024

Richard Vivian

'Strong mayor/weak leader': some on council upset with Guthrie's decision

Dec 16, 2022

Zack Taylor, Martin Horak

Strong mayor powers in Ontario are a gross violation of democratic principles

June 5, 2025

Lisa Gretzky, MPP

MPP Lisa Gretzky Tables Motion to Repeal Undemocratic Strong Mayor Powers

Apr 09, 2025

The Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario

Advocacy Update: Expansion of Strong Mayor Powers

Mar 20, 2025

John Best

Spadafora got more than he asked for, as Council nixes Strong Mayor powers 13-0

Nov 15, 2023

John Mascarin, Jennifer Bilas

Strong Mayor Powers - The Erosion of Municipal Democracy

Dec 16, 2022

Katherine DeClerq

Toronto council calls on Doug Ford to repeal strong mayors bill

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