“Toronto – Canada’s version of a Democrat run city”

Among the many opinions being offered about Toronto Mayor John Tory’s shock resignation Friday because of an extramarital affair with an advisor in his office, some are saying since the relationship was a private matter, consensual and has ended, he should not have had to resign.

Not often a 68 year old gets to do the nasty with Miss North Of Wawa or whatever. It may have been worth the risk of blackmail.

In 1991, Japan began its lost decade — in 2014, Toronto entered one of its own. This is when John Tory’s election as mayor initiated a yawning stretch of undeniable decline. Perhaps, with his resignation, the city still has a chance.

On Friday night, shockwaves reverberated across the country as the Toronto Star first reported Tory engaged in an affair with a 31-year-old staffer. Then, just about an hour later, Tory did something politicians simply don’t do anymore: resign.

On the surface, it was a stunning turn of events for a mayor whose entire brand was being boring. After the tumultuous Rob Ford years, scandal-weary Torontonians would’ve elected drywall if they could. In Tory, they elected the next best thing.

Married Toronto mayor, 68, resigns over affair with staffer, 31, but blames ‘mistake’ on pressure of COVID as he begs for forgiveness from his wife of 40-years

Toronto Mayor John Tory abruptly resigned late Friday after admitting to an extramarital affair with a 31-year-old former staffer.

The 68-year-old Canadian politician was caught in the messy affair with a woman less than half his age who worked as a mayoral advisor. The woman’s name has not been revealed, but their relationship reportedly ignited during the COVID-19 pandemic and was made public by The Toronto Star.

During a news conference, Tory admitted to the betrayal but did not identify his ex-lover, their courtship ended earlier this year. He said the employee has since left City Hall.

h/t Linda1000

I remember when this sort of thing wasn’t an expected part of daily life in TO.

I believe this was Keymaster who has set free the demons that seek Toronto’s destruction – first victim Mayor Tory.

Another day in Toronto (New Thread) I will update this thread often, with “day in the life” of Toronto people POV videos. #Toronto #dayinthelifethe6 pic.twitter.com/oDTfwh2Dyp

— Kyle.Taylor (@livingbyyyz) February 10, 2023

… On Saturday morning, Ford thanked Tory, whom he referred to as a friend, for his “many years of public service” and wished him “nothing but the best in the days, weeks and months ahead.”

“John will be remembered as a dedicated and hard-working mayor who served as a steady leader during the most difficult days of the pandemic,” Ford said. “He united Toronto behind an optimistic vision for the future and I will miss working with him to see it come to life.”

The Pandemic Puta used to work for the CPC until Scheer was voted leader, it appears she is well versed in politics, an excellent communicator and proficient at oral presentations.

I’m sure Emily Hillstrom wasn’t attracted to power, she looks like the kind of gal who regularly dates wrinkly-assed 68 year-olds like John Tory, right? #TOpoli #Toronto #onpoli https://t.co/0DMYeLYOo1

— GTASilverFox (@SilverFoxMissON) February 11, 2023

Under the City of Toronto Act, city council needs to pass a bylaw requiring a byelection to be held to fill the mayor's seat within 60 days meaning Torontonians could be going to the polls in early May. https://t.co/zSlUO4rQpc

— CityNews Toronto (@CityNewsTO) February 11, 2023

Two kinds of rules govern city life: written and unwritten. The written kind lays out the rules in black and white. You can’t run a red light, throw your trash in the park or steal your neighbour’s lawn mower.

The second, unwritten kind is greyer – more shouldn’ts than can’ts. You shouldn’t take up two seats on a crowded bus or cut someone off in traffic. Put another way, you should treat those around you with at least a minimum of decency.

Toronto is a hateful town, lots of reasons why.

Federal – Toronto Polling:

LPC: 44%
CPC: 27%
NDP: 18%
GPC: 6%
PPC: 5%
Others: 1%

Abacus Data / February 7, 2023 / n=1000 / Online

— Polling Canada (@CanadianPolling) February 10, 2023

John Tory, a 68-year-old born-and-bred Torontonian and member of the city’s business and political elite, resigned as its mayor on Friday after admitting to an inappropriate relationship with a staffer.

Tory was born into a successful family with a major law firm, Torys, founded by his grandfather.

His father, John A. Tory, worked at the firm, but later moved on to work with the Thomson family to run their financial holding company. His father also served on the board of directors of Rogers Communications.

Did she land on her feet at MLSE after falling on her back at City Hall?

Enquiring minds want to know!

The secret trip to London story that got me mocked on radio by John Tory. It seems his advisor. Emily Hillstrom, joined him. She accompanied him on a mission to Europe months earlier.

LEVY: Mayor quietly heads off to London amid coronavirus crisis https://t.co/oI37Ikaydn via @

— Sue-Ann Levy (@SueAnnLevy) February 11, 2023

With the sudden resignation of Toronto Mayor John Tory in scandal, Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie will be the interim mayor. The environmental geoscientist has represented Scarborough-Rouge Park since 2018, and was named deputy mayor after last fall’s election.

But it is also likely that ambitious and better-known pols are suddenly looking at their political prospects in a post-Tory Toronto, where a new mayor will be chosen in a by-election.

Someone wanted Tory gone.

The ususal suspects on the far left of course, maybe family or maybe someone at MLSE was pissed off that that the Pandemic Puta landed a cushy sinecure there thanks to “Daddy.”

It’s possible she won the position solely on merit and it had nothing to do with Mayor Tory’s grandfatherly mentorship.

I also have to wonder if Tory’s Puta Pal puts MLSE in the same spot the city was in regarding #MeToo liability given Tory is still linked to the Rogers family trust which holds a stake in MLSE.

I once worked in an environment where a Puta was sleeping her way to the top. It went from a good place to an ugly place to work in short order.

Love him or hate him there is far worse waiting in the wings. San Francisco here we come.

John Tory got that rarest of things in politics — a second chance — and he threw it away.

Nine years ago, Torontonians elected Tory as mayor to end the craziness at City Hall, bringing to an end the scandal-plagued Rob Ford era of city politics.

Toronto – City of opportunity where even the Pandemic Puta’s fall upward!

Evelyn Lieberman transfered Monica Lewinsky from The White House to The Pentagon

Who transferred Emily Hillstrom from the Mayor’s office to MLSE (37.5% of which is owned by Rogers, which still pays John Tory $100K a year to sit on their family trust)? pic.twitter.com/RxlGGCGOWF

— ChrisCipollone (@NASAchairman) February 11, 2023

It’s the kind of jab people are not encouraged to take.

But what can law enforcement do to stop someone if they are in the middle of trying to get their fix?

Torontonians know these trash cans are a problem. Are solar compacting bins a solution?

Toronto has a trash problem with garbage overflowing onto streets and blowing into surrounding areas, and some councillors are now calling on the city to explore a new solution — smart, solar-powered compacting bins for both garbage disposal and recycling.

According to the Rochman Lab at the University of Toronto, the city generated 15,785 tons of litter in 2020, the majority of which was leakage from a poorly functioning waste management system, including trash that just didn’t make it securely into a garbage can.

Scientific breakthrough: City to ditch progressive trash bins and have them emptied in timely manner.

Torontonians appear to be returning downtown in greater numbers but the pace of the city’s economic recovery still lags behind many other North American cities, a new study suggests.

Researchers at the University of Toronto and the University of California, Berkeley have been jointly tracking cellphone data throughout the pandemic as a means of evaluating the economic recoveries in 62 North American cities.

Toronto does not have a reason to exist any longer other than as a mass-immigration dumping ground.