Toronto mayor steps down after relationship with former staffer

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Toronto Mayor John Tory has introduced he’s stepping down from his put up after having a relationship with one in every of his former staff.

The relationship began through the pandemic and ended earlier this yr after mutual consent, Tory stated in a information convention Friday. The worker landed a job elsewhere exterior of City Hall.

At the information convention, Tory apologized to his spouse of greater than 40 years, Barbara Hackett, in addition to to his household and his workers.

“I recognize that permitting this relationship to develop was a serious error in judgment on my part,” Tory stated.

Tory says he’s going to take time to mirror on his errors and can work on rebuilding the belief of his household.

“I want to thank the people of Toronto for trusting me as mayor, it has been the job of a lifetime,” he added.

Tory was elected because the sixty fifth mayor of Toronto in 2014 and was reelected in each 2018 and 2022, in line with town of Toronto’s web site.