Ontario plans to apply strong mayor powers in 169 more municipalities (www.theglobeandmail.com)

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The powers, which critics decry as undemocratic, include allowing heads of council to propose bylaws and pass them with the support of one-third of councillors, veto bylaws and hire and fire department heads.

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[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

I'm just thinking of a silver lining. Generally not a huge fan of the strong mayor powers.

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