Ontario Premier Doug Ford's decision to slash Toronto city council in half has been rejected — by the city, by the people, and now by the law.
Superior Court Justice Edward Belobaba announced early on Monday morning that Toronto's legal challenge against the new provincial government's council-reducing legislation, Bill 5, was valid.
Called the Better Local Government Act, the legislation was passed last month at Queen's Park in the middle of a municipal election campaign.
Belobaba did acknowledge earlier in the process, before his ruling was announced, that whatever he decided would likely be appealed — so don't go celebrating the power of democracy too hard just yet.
But, for now, it looks like Toronto's council will remain at 47 seats, instead of 25.
by Lauren O'Neil via blogTO
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