Former Toronto Mayor’s Affair With Staffer Violated Ethics Rules: Commissioner

Former Toronto Mayor’s Affair With Staffer Violated Ethics Rules: Commissioner
Toronto Mayor John Tory leaves his office at Toronto City Hall, on Feb. 15, 2023. The Canadian Press/Chris Young
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Former Toronto mayor John Tory broke ethics rules in his extra-marital affair with a female staffer and by subsequently voting on a city council item involving the woman’s new workplace, the city’s integrity commissioner has decided.

In a 122-page report released on Oct. 5, Toronto Integrity Commissioner Jonathan Batty concluded that Mr. Tory breached two sections of the code of conduct involving his affair with a junior subordinate, which was revealed on Feb. 10 when the former mayor stepped down from his position.