The Independent
Toronto Mayor John Tory has resigned after admitting to an affair with a former staffer.
The mayor of Canada’s largest city announced he was stepping down at a news conference on Friday evening.
"I recognise that permitting this relationship to develop was a serious error in judgment on my part," he said, according to the Associated Press.
“It came at a time when Barb, my wife of 40-plus years and I were enduring many lengthy periods apart while I carried out my responsibilities during the pandemic,” he added.
Mr Tory succeded Rob Ford as mayor. Ford, who died in 2016, had a number of scandals while in office, including the release of a video showing the mayor smoking crack cocaine.
The Toronto Star first reported on Mr Tory’s relationship with a former staffer. About an hour later, Mr Tory, who serving his second term in office, stepped down. The Star repoted that the staffer was a 31-year-old adviser in Mr Tory’s office. Mr Tory’s lawyer said the relationship “ended by mutual consent earlier this year”.
The mayor of Canada’s largest city announced he was stepping down at a news conference on Friday evening.
"I recognise that permitting this relationship to develop was a serious error in judgment on my part," he said, according to the Associated Press.
“It came at a time when Barb, my wife of 40-plus years and I were enduring many lengthy periods apart while I carried out my responsibilities during the pandemic,” he added.
Mr Tory succeded Rob Ford as mayor. Ford, who died in 2016, had a number of scandals while in office, including the release of a video showing the mayor smoking crack cocaine.
The Toronto Star first reported on Mr Tory’s relationship with a former staffer. About an hour later, Mr Tory, who serving his second term in office, stepped down. The Star repoted that the staffer was a 31-year-old adviser in Mr Tory’s office. Mr Tory’s lawyer said the relationship “ended by mutual consent earlier this year”.
