Judge rules against Doug Ford’s decision to cut Toronto City Council in half

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s decision to slash Toronto metropolis council in half has been rejected — by the town, by the folks, and now by the legislation. Superior Courtroom Justice Edward Belobaba introduced early on Monday morning that Toronto’s authorized problem against the brand new provincial authorities’s council-reducing laws, Invoice 5, was legitimate.  Known as the Higher Native Authorities Act, the laws was handed final month at Queen’s Park in the center of a municipal election marketing campaign. Belobaba did acknowledge earlier in the method, earlier than his ruling was introduced, that no matter he determined would doubtless be appealed — so do not go celebrating the facility of democracy too arduous simply but.  However, for now, it appears to be like like Toronto’s council will stay at 47 seats, as an alternative of 25.  https://www.blogto.com/city/2018/09/judge-rules-against-doug-fords-decision-cut-toronto-city-council-half/