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{{Short description|Canadian politician, Mayor of Toronto from 2014 to 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name             = John Tory
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|OOnt|KC|size=100%}}
| image            = John Tory at Collision Conference 2022 ENX 8786 (cropped).jpg
| caption          = Tory in 2022
| order            = 65th
| office           = Mayor of Toronto
| term_start       = December 1, 2014
| term_end         = February 17, 2023
| deputy           = {{plainlist|
* [[Denzil Minnan-Wong]]
* [[Jennifer McKelvie]]
}}
| predecessor      = [[Rob Ford]]
| successor        = [[Olivia Chow]]

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{{Infobox officeholder | embed = yes
| office2          = [[Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)|Leader of the Opposition in Ontario]]
| predecessor2     = [[Bob Runciman]]
| successor2       = Bob Runciman
| term_start2      = March 29, 2005
| term_end2        = October 10, 2007
| office3          = Leader of the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario]]
| term_start3      = September 28, 2004
| term_end3        = March 20, 2009
| predecessor3     = [[Ernie Eves]]
| successor3       = [[Bob Runciman]] (interim)
| parliament4      = Ontario Provincial
| riding4          = [[Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey (provincial electoral district)|Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey]]
| term_start4      = March 29, 2005
| term_end4        = October 10, 2007
| predecessor4     = [[Ernie Eves]]
| successor4       = [[Sylvia Jones]]
}}
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| birth_name       = John Howard Tory
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1954|05|28}}
| birth_place      = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| party            = [[Independent politician|Independent]]{{efn|In Ontario, municipal politicians are elected on a non-partisan basis.}}
| otherparty       = [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Ontario Progressive Conservative]] (provincial)<br> [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] (federal, until 1995)
| spouse           = {{marriage|Barbara Hackett|1978}}
| children         = 4
| mother           = Elizabeth Bacon
| father           = [[John A. Tory]]
| relatives        = [[John S. D. Tory]] (grandfather)<br />[[James Marshall Tory]] (uncle)
| residence        = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| alma_mater       = [[University of Toronto]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[Osgoode Hall Law School]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]])
| occupation       = {{hlist|Politician|lawyer|businessman}}
}}

'''John Howard Tory''' (born May 28, 1954) is a Canadian lawyer, broadcaster, businessman, and former politician who served as the [[List of mayors of Toronto|65th]] [[mayor of Toronto]] from 2014 to 2023. He served as [[Leader of the Official Opposition (Ontario)|leader of the Official Opposition in Ontario]] from 2005 to 2007 while he was leader of the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario]] from 2004 to 2009.

After a career as a lawyer, political strategist and businessman, Tory ran as a mayoral candidate in the [[2003 Toronto municipal election]] and lost to [[David Miller (Canadian politician)|David Miller]]. Tory was subsequently elected as Ontario PC leader from 2004 to 2009, and was a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] representing [[Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey (provincial electoral district)|Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey]] and serving as the leader of the Opposition in Ontario from 2005 to 2007. After his resignation as PC leader in 2009, Tory became a radio talk show host on [[CFRB]]. Despite widespread speculation, Tory did not run for mayor again in [[2010 Toronto municipal election|2010]]. He was also the volunteer chair of the non-profit group [[CivicAction]] from 2010 to 2014.

On October 27, 2014, Tory was [[2014 Toronto mayoral election|elected mayor of Toronto]], defeating incumbent mayor [[Rob Ford]]'s brother, councillor [[Doug Ford Jr.|Doug Ford]] and former councillor and [[member of Parliament]] (MP) [[Olivia Chow]]. On October 22, 2018, he was re-elected mayor of Toronto in the [[2018 Toronto mayoral election|2018 mayoral election]], defeating former chief city planner [[Jennifer Keesmaat]].<ref>
{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/john-tory-cruises-to-easy-victory-over-jennifer-keesmaat-in-race-for-toronto-mayor|title=Mayoral candidate John Tory a leader from childhood|newspaper=[[National Post]]|date=October 22, 2018|access-date=October 23, 2018}}</ref> He was [[2022 Toronto mayoral election|elected]] to a third term as mayor on October 24, 2022, after defeating urbanist [[Gil Penalosa]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 24, 2022 |title=2022 Municipal Election |url=https://electionresults.toronto.ca/ |access-date=October 25, 2022 |website=toronto.ca}}</ref> He announced his intention to imminently resign as mayor on February 10, 2023, after admitting to having an affair with a staffer during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=":15">{{Cite web |last1=Rider |first1=David |last2=Spurr |first2=Ben |last3=Hasham |first3=Alyshah |date=2023-02-10 |title='A serious error of judgement': Mayor John Tory had relationship with former staffer |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2023/02/10/a-serious-error-of-judgement-mayor-john-tory-had-relationship-with-staffer.html |access-date=2023-02-11 |website=The Toronto Star |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Griffin |first=Tyler |date=12 February 2023 |title=John Tory's affair, resignation blow up Toronto mayor's legacy as calm, stable leader |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9481523/john-torys-affair-resignation-blow-up-toronto-mayors-legacy-as-calm-stable-leader/ |work=Global News |access-date=13 February 2023}}</ref> He submitted his resignation letter to the city clerk on February 15, and formally left office on February 17, at 5 p.m.<ref name=":16">{{Cite news |date=2023-02-15 |title=Mayor John Tory to step down on Friday after submitting resignation letter |url=https://www.cp24.com/news/mayor-john-tory-to-step-down-on-friday-after-submitting-resignation-letter-1.6276158 |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=CP24 |language=en}}</ref> Tory was succeeded by [[Olivia Chow]] as mayor of Toronto.

==Early life and education==
John Howard Tory, the eldest of four, was born on May 28, 1954, in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2014 |title=BIO: Mayor-elect John Tory finally gets his win |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2014/10/27/bio-mayor-elect-john-tory-finally-gets-his-win/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=toronto.citynews.ca}}</ref> to Elizabeth (née Bacon) and [[John A. Tory]], president of Thomson Investments Limited and a director of [[Rogers Communications]].<ref name="globeandmail04-09">{{cite news |last=Martin |first=Sandra |date=April 9, 2011 |title=John A. Tory: A quiet, humble man who shaped Canadian dynasties |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/john-a-tory-a-quiet-humble-man-who-shaped-canadian-dynasties/article4182147/?page=all |access-date=December 1, 2012}}</ref> His grandfather was lawyer [[John S. D. Tory]] and his great-grandfather founded Sun Life of Canada.<ref name="thestar-childhood">{{cite web |last=Diebel |first=Linda |date=October 25, 2014 |title=Mayoral candidate John Tory a leader from childhood |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/toronto2014election/2014/10/25/mayoral_candidate_john_tory_a_leader_from_childhood.html |access-date=October 28, 2014 |newspaper=Toronto Star}}</ref>

He attended the [[University of Toronto Schools]], at the time a publicly funded high school affiliated with the [[University of Toronto]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rushowy|first1=Kristin|title=UTS expected to stay put at U of T|url=https://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/education/2015/03/17/uts-expected-to-stay-put-at-u-of-t.html|website=[[The Toronto Star]]|publisher=[[Torstar]]|access-date=September 25, 2017|language=en-CA|date=March 17, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Chiose|first1=Simona|title=No eviction for UTS as private school signs deal with U of T|url=https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/no-eviction-for-uts-as-private-school-signs-deal-with-u-of-t/article26968520/?ref=https://www.theglobeandmail.com&|website=The Globe and Mail|access-date=25 September 2017|date=March 25, 2017}}</ref> He received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[political science]] from [[Trinity College, Toronto|Trinity College]] at the University of Toronto in 1975.<ref name="DPSUofT">{{cite web|title=John Tory|url=http://politics.utoronto.ca/alumnus/john-tory/|website=Department of Political Science|publisher=[[University of Toronto]]|access-date=September 25, 2017}}</ref> He received his [[Bachelor of Laws]] degree in 1978 from [[Osgoode Hall Law School]] of [[York University]].<ref name="bpowell" /> He was [[call to the bar|called to the bar]] in Ontario in 1980.<ref name="bpowell">{{cite web|last1=Powell|first1=Betsy|title=Toronto mayoral election profile: John Tory|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/toronto2014election/2014/03/15/toronto_mayoral_election_profile_john_tory.html|website=The Toronto Star|access-date=September 25, 2017|language=en-CA|date=March 15, 2014}}</ref>

==Business and early political career==
From 1972 to 1979, Tory was hired by family friend [[Edward Samuel Rogers|Ted Rogers]] as a journalist for Rogers Broadcasting's Toronto radio stations [[CFTR (AM)|CFTR]] and [[CHFI-FM|CHFI]]. From 1980 to 1981, and later from 1986 to 1995, Tory held various positions at [[Torys|Tory, Tory, DesLauriers & Binnington]] including partner, managing partner, and member of the Executive Committee.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/office-of-the-mayor/about-mayor-john-tory/|title=About Mayor John Tory|last=Toronto|first=City of|date=2017-09-08|work=City of Toronto|access-date=2018-10-10|language=en-CA|archive-date=February 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213005055/https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/office-of-the-mayor/about-mayor-john-tory/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

From 1981 to 1985, Tory served in the office of the [[premier of Ontario]], [[Bill Davis]], as [[Principal Secretary (Canada)|principal secretary]] to the premier and associate secretary of the cabinet. After Davis retired as premier in 1985, Tory joined the office of the Canadian Special Envoy on [[acid rain|Acid Rain]], as special advisor. The special envoy had been appointed by the [[Brian Mulroney|Mulroney]] government to review matters of air quality with a [[United States]] counterpart. Tory supported [[Dianne Cunningham]]'s bid to lead the Ontario PCs in 1990.<ref>''Toronto Star'', May 3, 1990.</ref>

Tory later served as tour director and campaign chairman to then [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] Brian Mulroney, and managed the [[1993 Canadian federal election|1993 federal election]] campaign of Mulroney's successor, [[Kim Campbell]]. In his role as the Progressive Conservative campaign co-manager that year, he authorized [[1993 Chrétien attack ad|two infamous campaign ads]] that ridiculed Liberal candidate [[Jean Chretien]]'s face, which is partially paralyzed due to a childhood disease. The ads were greeted with much outcry among the Canadian public. They were withdrawn ten days after their first airings, and the Progressive Conservatives would proceed to be decimated in the federal election.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://strategyonline.ca/1993/11/01/7929-19931101/ |title=Ad strategy helped push Tories under |last=Summerfield |first=Patti |publisher=strategy |date=November 1, 1993 |website=Encyclopedia of Things |access-date=December 15, 2018}}</ref>

From 1995 to 1999, he returned to [[Rogers Communications]], but this time as president and CEO of Rogers Media<ref name=ontariopc>[http://www.ontariopc.com/johns_bio.asp John Tory's profile on the Ontario PC Party website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070905084304/http://www.ontariopc.com/johns_bio.asp |date=September 5, 2007 }}, ontariopc.com; accessed July 7, 2017.</ref> which had become one of Canada's largest publishing and broadcasting companies. Rogers has interests in radio and television stations, internet, specialty television channels, consumer magazines, trade magazines and, at the time, the ''[[Toronto Sun]]'' and the [[Sun Media|Sun newspaper chain]].

In 1999, he became president and CEO of Rogers subsidiary [[Rogers Cable]], which he led through a period of transition from a monopoly environment to an open marketplace, overseeing a significant increase in operating income. Tory stepped down after [[Edward Samuel Rogers|Ted Rogers]] announced that he would stay on as president and CEO of parent company Rogers Communications. He served as the [[Canadian Football League#League commissioners|ninth]] commissioner of the [[Canadian Football League]] from 1996 to 2000.<ref name="ontariopc"/> Tory later was a board member of Rogers between 2010 and 2014, stepping down to run for Mayor of Toronto.<ref name=":17">{{Cite news |date=2024-03-22 |title=Former Toronto mayor John Tory to rejoin Rogers board |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-former-toronto-mayor-john-tory-to-rejoin-rogers-board/ |access-date=2024-03-24 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref>

Tory continued to have an interest in being a broadcaster throughout his life and, as a Rogers executive, hosted a public affairs program on Rogers Cable's [[Community channel (Canada)|community access channel]] for many years. He sat as a board member of [[Metro Inc.]], the Quebec-based parent corporation for Metro and Food Basics grocery stores.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2014/11/20/tory-resigns-from-board-of-metro-grocery-chain|title=Tory resigns from board of Metro grocery chain|newspaper=Toronto Sun|date=November 20, 2014|access-date=September 13, 2016}}</ref>

=== First campaign for mayor (2003) ===
After six years as a key backer of retiring Toronto Mayor [[Mel Lastman]], Tory ran in the [[2003 Toronto municipal election|November 2003 election]] for mayor of Toronto. He finished in second place, behind councillor [[David Miller (Canadian politician)|David Miller]] and ahead of former mayor [[Barbara Hall (politician)|Barbara Hall]], former councillor and MP [[John Nunziata]], and former councillor and budget chief [[Tom Jakobek]].

Tory and Miller both entered the race with limited name recognition and support, but each quickly claimed a core base—Miller among [[progressivism|progressives]] and Tory among more [[Conservatism in Canada|conservative]] voters. Meanwhile, Hall's initially commanding lead slowly dissipated over the course of the campaign, and the campaigns of both Nunziata and Jakobek were sidelined by controversies.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}. One of his campaign co-chairs was [[Mitzie Hunter]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sheikh |first=Iman |date=2015-04-22 |title=Six Degrees of John H. Tory: a peek at the high-powered Rolodex of our new Mayor McSchmooze |url=https://torontolife.com/city/six-degrees-john-h-tory-peek-high-powered-rolodex-new-mayor-mcschmooze/ |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=Toronto Life |language=en}}</ref>

Tory also accepted an endorsement from the [[Toronto Police Association]]. He held the traditional suburban conservative vote that had helped to elect Mel Lastman in the 1997 mayor's campaign, but lost the overall vote to Miller in a close race. After the election, Tory helped Miller and Hall raise funds to repay their campaign debts.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} 

==Leader of the Ontario PC Party==
{{Further|2004 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election}}
In March 2004, Tory hinted that he would be seeking the leadership of the Progressive Conservatives, after [[Ernie Eves]] announced his intention to resign from that post. The [[2004 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election|provincial PC leadership election]] was announced for September 18, 2004, and Tory made his candidacy official on May 6, 2004. [[John Laschinger]] was appointed to be Tory's campaign manager. Tory won the support of former provincial [[cabinet (government)|cabinet]] ministers [[Elizabeth Witmer]], [[David Tsubouchi]], [[Jim Wilson (Ontario politician)|Jim Wilson]], [[Janet Ecker]], [[Chris Hodgson]], [[Cam Jackson]], [[Phil Gillies]] and [[Bob Runciman]] as well as backbench [[Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario)|members of Provincial Parliament]] (MPPs) [[Norm Miller (politician)|Norm Miller]], [[Laurie Scott (politician)|Laurie Scott]], [[Ted Arnott]] and [[John O'Toole]].

Tory's opponents for the leadership post were former provincial minister of finance [[Jim Flaherty]] and Oak Ridges MPP [[Frank Klees]]. Tory defeated Flaherty with 54 per cent on the second ballot. When Flaherty later left provincial politics to seek a seat in the [[House of Commons of Canada|House of Commons]] as a member of the [[Conservative Party of Canada]], Tory endorsed his former rival in the [[2006 Canadian federal election|2006 election]]; Flaherty was elected and was appointed the federal [[Minister of Finance (Canada)|minister of finance]]. Tory also campaigned prominently with Flaherty's wife [[Christine Elliott]] in the provincial by-election held March 30, enabling her to win the seat formerly held by her husband.

Tory told the media in November 2004 that he would seek election to the legislature in time for the spring 2005 legislative session.

On January 31, 2005, after much public speculation and some delay, Ernie Eves resigned his seat and cleared the way for Tory to run in [[Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey (provincial electoral district)|Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey]], the safest PC seat in the province. As a "[[parachute candidate]]", Tory faced some criticism about his commitment to the riding. Nevertheless, he easily won the March 17, 2005 by-election with 56 per cent of the vote. Former premier Bill Davis appeared for Tory's first session in the legislature as PC leader.

===2007 Ontario general election===
{{see also|2007 Ontario general election}}
[[File:John Tory.jpg|thumb|Tory in Guelph, September 24, 2007]]
In the 2007 general election, Tory ran in the Toronto riding of [[Don Valley West (provincial electoral district)|Don Valley West]], the area where he grew up, raised his family and lived most of his life.

Tory released his platform on June 9, 2007. The platform, ''A Plan for a Better Ontario'', commits a PC government to eliminate the health care tax introduced by the previous government, put [[scrubber]]s on [[coal-fired power plants]],<ref>Richard Brennan,  [https://www.thestar.com/OntarioElection/article/256566 Tory unveils $1.3B plan to clean Nanticoke smoke], ''[[Toronto Star]]'', September 14, 2007.</ref> address Ontario's doctor shortage,<ref>Richard Brennan, [https://www.thestar.com/OntarioElection/article/255785 Liberals haven't fixed MD shortage, says Tory], ''Toronto Star'', September 12, 2007.</ref> allow new private health care partnerships provided services are paid by the [[Ontario Health Insurance Plan]] (OHIP),<ref>Kerry Gillespie [https://www.thestar.com/OntarioElection/article/258258 Tory sees private health role], ''Toronto Star'', September 19, 2007.</ref> impose more penalties on illegal land occupations in response to the [[Caledonia land dispute]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Karen|last=Howlett|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tory-vows-tougher-penalties-for-occupations/article18146009/|title=Tory vows tougher penalties for occupations|work=The Globe and Mail|date=September 23, 2007|access-date=November 11, 2015}}</ref> fast-track the building of [[nuclear power plant]]s,<ref>Rob Ferguson, [https://www.thestar.com/OntarioElection/article/259509 Tory vows to fast-track nuke plants], ''Toronto Star'', September 23, 2007.</ref> and invest the gas tax in public transit and roads.<ref>Canadian Press, [https://www.thestar.com/OntarioElection/article/256686 Tory: 'Millions' for transit], ''Toronto Star'', September 14, 2007.</ref> A costing of the platform released in August estimated that the PC promises would cost an additional $14 billion over four years.<ref>Richard Brennan, [https://www.thestar.com/news/2007/08/30/tories_release_cost_figures_for_39prudent39_platform.html Tories release cost figures for 'prudent' platform], ''Toronto Star'', August 30, 2007.</ref>

The PC campaign was formally launched on September 3.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-tory-boards-the-blue-bus/article1082039/|title=Ontario's Tory boards the blue bus|work=The Globe and Mail|date=September 3, 2007|access-date=February 17, 2023}}</ref> Most of the campaign was dominated by discussion of his plan to extend public funding to Ontario's faith-based [[separate schools]],<ref>{{cite news|first=Caroline|last=Alphonso|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/campaign-starts-with-verbal-attacks/article18144938/|title=Campaign starts with verbal attacks|work=The Globe and Mail|date=September 10, 2007|access-date=November 11, 2015}}</ref> during which Tory supported allowing the teaching of [[creationism]] in religious studies classes.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brennam|first=Richard|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/politics/2007/09/06/tory_ignites_creationism_debate.html|title=Tory ignites creationism debate|date=September 6, 2007|access-date=September 20, 2014|newspaper=Toronto Star}}</ref> Earlier in the year, indications were that the party would have been a strong contender to win the election, but the school funding promise resulted in the Liberals regaining the lead in popular support for the duration of the campaign.<ref name="20071010cbc1">[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/mcguinty-only-leader-not-facing-leadership-questions-1.682398 CBC.ca - McGuinty only leader not facing leadership questions]</ref> Later in the campaign, in the face of heavy opposition, Tory promised a [[Conscience vote|free vote]] on the issue.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/cp/national/071001/n100121A.html Progressive Conservatives to soften position on faith-based schools: report]</ref>

With the beginning of the official campaign period on September 10, the PC campaign made clear its intention to make the previous government's record a key issue. In particular, Tory focused on the Liberals' [[2003 Ontario election|2003 election]] and 2004 pre-budget promise not to raise taxes and their subsequent imposition of a health care tax.<ref>{{cite news|first=Shawn|last=McCarthy|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tories-slam-health-tax-as-granddaddy-of-broken-promises/article25676959/|title=Tories slam health tax as 'granddaddy of broken promises'|work=The Globe and Mail|date=September 11, 2007|access-date=November 11, 2015}}</ref>

On election night, the PCs made minor gains and remained the Official Opposition while [[Dalton McGuinty]]'s Liberals were re-elected with a majority. Tory was defeated in Don Valley West by the incumbent [[Ontario Liberal Party|Ontario Liberal]] MPP, Minister of Education [[Kathleen Wynne]].<ref name="2007 results">{{cite web|url=http://elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007160233/http://www.elections.on.ca/NR/rdonlyres/AB409CCD-84F3-46FA-B3BD-39AB659EFC2D/0/SummaryofValidBallotsCastforEachCandidate.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 7, 2009 |title=Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate |publisher=Elections Ontario |date=October 10, 2007 |page=3 (xii) }}</ref> Although Tory was defeated in both his riding of Don Valley West and the race for the premiership, he said that he would stay on as leader unless the party wanted him to resign.<ref name="20071010cbc1" /><ref name="20071010cbc2">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/mcguinty-wins-massive-majority-tory-loses-seat-1.641384|title=McGuinty wins massive majority, Tory loses seat|publisher=CBC News|date=October 10, 2007|access-date=November 11, 2015}}</ref>

===Leading from outside the legislature===
As a result of the election loss, the party decided to hold a [[leadership review]] vote at its 2008 general party meeting in London.<ref name=torstar15oct2007>[https://www.thestar.com/OntarioElection/article/266809 "Will provincial leaders stay, or go?"], ''[[Toronto Star]]'', October 15, 2007.</ref> Tory received 66.9 percent support, lower than internal tracking which showed him in the more comfortable 70 percent range. Three hours after the leadership review vote, Tory announced to the delegates that he would be staying on as leader.<ref name=canadianpress23feb2008>[http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5ins3OgMvyNcaSGRZ_jCZ5zsk-81w "Conservative Leader John Tory to remain after 67 per cent in leadership vote"] — Canadian Press, February 23, 2008.{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He came under heavy criticism from several party members following this delay, with his opponents signalling that they would continue to call for an end to what they called his 'weak' leadership.<ref name=natpost24feb2008>{{cite news |last1=Coutts |first1=Matthew |last2=Greenberg |first2=Lee |date=February 25, 2008 |title=Critics assail 'weak' Tory |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/national-post-critics-assail-weak-tory/139215815/}} and {{cite news |title=Tory's support identical to Joe Clark's |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/national-post-torys-support-identical-t/139216039/ |work=[[National Post]] |agency=[[Postmedia Network|Canwest News Service]] |location=Toronto, Ontario |pages=A1–A9 |access-date=January 20, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> Other party members supported Tory, saying that his opponents should accept the results and move on.<ref name=canadianpress23feb2008 /><ref name=natpost24feb2008 />

Throughout 2008, Tory's leadership of the party was perceived to be tenuous, as he faced widespread criticism for his seeming failure to convince a sitting MPP to resign in order to open a seat for him. Most notably, [[Bill Murdoch]] called for Tory to resign as party leader in September, resulting in his suspension from the party caucus on September 12.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/498009 MPP suspended for suggesting John Tory quit], ''[[Toronto Star]]'', September 12, 2008.</ref> Six days later, Murdoch was permanently expelled from the party caucus. In December 2008, media pundits speculated that Prime Minister [[Stephen Harper]] would appoint PC MPP [[Bob Runciman]] to the [[Senate of Canada|Senate]] in order to clear the way for Tory to run in Runciman's comfortably safe riding of [[Leeds—Grenville (provincial electoral district)|Leeds—Grenville]]. However, Harper did not do so.

On January 9, 2009, PC MPP [[Laurie Scott (politician)|Laurie Scott]] announced her resignation from the legislature, allowing Tory to run in the resulting by-election in [[Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock (provincial electoral district)|Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock]], a normally safe PC riding in central Ontario. In exchange for agreeing to resign, Scott was given the post of chair of the party's election preparedness committee until the [[2011 Ontario general election|2011 election]], and $100,000 in severance pay.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/article/564451 "Tory gets a chance at last"], ''[[Toronto Star]]'', January 9, 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2009/01/13/mpp-stepping-aside-gets-100000-in-severance-pay |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606202246/http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2009/01/13/mpp-stepping-aside-gets-100000-in-severance-pay |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 6, 2014 |title=MPP stepping aside gets $100,000 in severance pay |newspaper=The Peterborough Examiner |date=January 13, 2009 |first=Fiona |last=Isaacson |access-date=November 7, 2014 }}</ref> On March 5, 2009, he lost the by-election to Liberal candidate [[Rick Johnson (Canadian politician)|Rick Johnson]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140410041942/http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ont-p-c-leader-john-tory-loses-byelection-bid-1.376293 "Ont. P.C. Leader John Tory loses byelection bid"], [[CTV News]], March 5, 2009.</ref> Tory announced his resignation from the party leadership the next day and was succeeded by Bob Runciman as interim leader; Runciman had served twice as leader of the opposition during the two times Tory did not have a seat in the legislature. [[Niagara West—Glanbrook (provincial electoral district)|Niagara West—Glanbrook]] MPP [[Tim Hudak]] won the [[2009 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election|2009 Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership election]] to become party leader and opposition leader.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5h3C6d4A3xqrNhxLlHSCMmhqWgGww|title=John Tory resigning as Ont. P.C. leader after devastating byelection defeat|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311025652/https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5h3C6d4A3xqrNhxLlHSCMmhqWgGww|archive-date=March 11, 2009}}</ref>

==Return to broadcasting==
[[File:Pupatello and Tory.jpg|thumb|Tory seated at a television studio set with [[Sandra Pupatello]] in January 2013]]
Several weeks following the end of his provincial political career, Tory announced he was returning to broadcasting, to host a Sunday evening [[Talk show|phone-in show]] on Toronto [[talk radio]] station [[CFRB]]. ''The John Tory Show'' simulcast on [[CHAM (radio station)|CHAM]] in [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]] and [[CKTB]] in [[St. Catharines]].<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/News/Ontario/article/623673 John Tory to host show on CFRB], ''Toronto Star'', April 24, 2009</ref> He was also looking for opportunities in business, law or the non-profit sector.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090423/090423_bill_murdoch/20090423/?hub=CP24Home |title=Tories get Murdoch back while former leader lands radio gig |publisher=CP24 |date=April 23, 2009 |first=Maria |last=Babbage |access-date=November 7, 2014 }}</ref>

In the fall of 2009, CFRB moved Tory to its Monday to Friday afternoon slot, for a new show, ''Live Drive'', airing from 4pm to 7pm.<ref name="cbc.ca">{{cite news| url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/john-tory-to-host-afternoon-radio-show-1.776329 | publisher=CBC News | title=John Tory to host afternoon radio show | date=September 23, 2009 |access-date=November 11, 2015}}</ref> The show first broadcast on October 5, 2009.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/john-tory-returns-to-radio-roots/article1298448/ | location=Toronto | work=The Globe and Mail | title=John Tory returns to radio roots | date=August 23, 2012}}</ref>

Tory was considering challenging incumbent Toronto Mayor David Miller in the [[2010 Toronto municipal election|2010 municipal election]] as was Ontario Deputy Premier [[George Smitherman]].<ref name="cbc.ca" /> On September 25, 2009, Miller announced he was not running for re-election.<ref>{{cite news |date=September 25, 2009 |title=Toronto mayor won't run again |work=The Globe and Mail |location=Toronto |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/toronto-mayor-wont-run-again/article1202816/|access-date=February 17, 2023}}</ref> Tory announced on January 7 that he was not running in order to continue his radio show and also become head of the [[Greater Toronto CivicAction Alliance|Toronto City Summit Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deibel |first=Linda |date=January 7, 2010 |title=John Tory won't make a second run for mayor, source says |newspaper=Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontomayoralrace/article/747374--john-tory-won-t-make-a-second-run-for-mayor-source-says |access-date=January 7, 2010}}</ref><ref name="ctv1">{{cite web |date=September 25, 2009 |title=T.O.'s Mayor Miller says he won't run for re-election |url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/t-o-s-mayor-miller-says-he-won-t-run-for-re-election-1.437941 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020054203/http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/t-o-s-mayor-miller-says-he-won-t-run-for-re-election-1.437941 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |publisher=CTV News}}</ref><ref name="globe1">[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/toronto/who-could-be-torontos-next-mayor/article1301401/ "Who could be Toronto's next mayor?"], ''Globe and Mail'' (online edition), September 25, 2009</ref><ref name="post1">[http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2009/09/25/a-list-of-potential-mayoral-candidates.aspx "A list of potential mayoral candidates"]{{dead link|date=October 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ''National Post'' (online edition), September 25, 2009</ref><ref>[https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/747435--it-s-official-john-tory-won-t-run-for-toronto-mayor?bn=1 "It's official: John Tory won't run for Toronto mayor"], ''Toronto Star'' (online), January 7, 2010</ref> On August 5, 2010, after a week of press speculation that he was about to re-enter the race, Tory confirmed that he would not be running in 2010 for mayor of Toronto.<ref>[https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/torontomayoralrace/article/844620--john-tory-is-officially-out-of-mayoral-race-again "John Tory is officially out of mayoral race - again"], ''Toronto Star'', August 5, 2010</ref>

Tory's last broadcast was February 21, 2014, after which he declared his candidacy for mayor.<ref name="cfrbannounce">{{cite news|title=LISTEN: John Tory tells Newstalk 1010 he's running for mayor|url=http://www.newstalk1010.com/news/2014/02/23/listen-john-tory-tells-newstalk-1010-hes-running-for-mayor|access-date=February 23, 2014|newspaper=Newstalk 1010|date=February 23, 2014}}</ref>

== Mayor of Toronto (2014–2023) ==

=== Elections ===

[[File:Toronto 2014 mayoral debate.jpg|thumb|Tory on stage with other mayoral candidates prior to a debate, June 2014]]
[[File:Mayor John Tory in Toronto at the Good Friday Procession - 2018 (27264606888).jpg|thumb|Tory (pictured in 2018) served as Mayor of Toronto from 2014 to 2023.]]
Tory registered as a candidate for the [[2014 Toronto mayoral election]] on February 24, 2014. In his launch video he stated that building a [[Relief Line (Toronto)|Yonge Street relief line]] was "job one" if elected mayor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xUHx-tFzyI|title=John Tory for Mayor of Toronto, Campaign Launch Video, Sunday February 23 2014|date=February 24, 2014 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> On May 27, he announced his Toronto relief plan, entitled [[SmartTrack]], providing electric [[commuter rail]] along existing [[GO train]] infrastructure with service from [[Unionville, Ontario|Unionville]] to [[Pearson airport|Pearson Airport]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayoral candidate John Tory unveils transit plan |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mayoral-candidate-john-tory-unveils-transit-plan-1.2655356 |access-date=2018-10-10 |website=www.cbc.ca |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-05-27 |title=John Tory unveils yet another Toronto transit plan, includes 53-km 'relief line' from Unionville to airport |language=en-US |work=National Post |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto/john-tory-unveils-yet-another-toronto-transit-plan-includes-53-km-relief-line-from-unionville-to-airport |access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref> SmartTrack construction has still not begun as well as having seen several changes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Herhalt |first=Chris |date=2017-10-10 |title=SmartTrack will be ready in 'the early 2020s:' Tory |language=en-CA |work=CP24 |url=http://www.cp24.com/news/smarttrack-will-be-ready-in-the-early-2020s-tory-1.3626453 |access-date=2018-10-10}}</ref> On October 27, 2014, Tory was elected as mayor of Toronto.<ref name="CBCTOPOLI">{{cite web |title=Toronto election: CBC declares John Tory winner |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-election-cbc-declares-john-tory-winner-1.2814902 |access-date=October 28, 2014 |website=[[CBLT-DT|CBC Toronto]] |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref>

Tory became mayor of Toronto on December 1, 2014. He spent his first day meeting with Premier [[Kathleen Wynne]], emphasizing the importance of working with other levels of government. He also announced that Councillor [[Denzil Minnan-Wong]] would be his [[Deputy Mayor of Toronto|deputy mayor]]. Minnan-Wong remained in the position for two terms, but did not seek re-election in 2022, and Tory selected Councillor [[Jennifer McKelvie]] as deputy mayor for his third term.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mangione |first=Kendra |date=2014-12-01 |title=John Tory meets with premier on first day as mayor |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/john-tory-meets-with-premier-on-first-day-as-mayor/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=Toronto |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jennifer McKelvie appointed as Toronto's deputy mayor - Toronto {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9282841/toronto-deputy-mayor-2022/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}</ref>[[File:ToryVote2018.jpg|thumb|The percentage of the vote won by John Tory in each municipal ward in Toronto's 2018 mayoral election]]On May 1, 2018, Tory registered his candidacy for [[2018 Toronto mayoral election|re-election]].<ref>{{Citation |title=John Tory registers to run in mayoral race |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2018/05/01/john-tory-registers-to-run-in-mayoral-race/ |access-date=2018-10-23}}</ref> Tory retained a high approval rating at 58%, with only 24% disapproving, and 18% undecided. He was a front runner in the polls for the mayoral election at 65–70% support.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Gap Between Keesmaat and Tory Narrows ... slightly |work=The Forum Poll |url=http://poll.forumresearch.com/m/post/2864/toronto-horserace-august-2018 |access-date=2018-10-09}}</ref> Tory was re-elected mayor of Toronto on October 22, 2018, defeating former chief city planner [[Jennifer Keesmaat]] with 63.49% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Toronto election 2018: Tory handily wins second term as mayor |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-toronto-election-2018-live-results/ |access-date=2018-10-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kirolos |first=David |title=City of Toronto Elections Result |url=https://electionresults.toronto.ca |access-date=2018-10-23 |website=electionresults.toronto.ca}}</ref>

Tory was [[2022 Toronto mayoral election|re-elected]] to a third term in 2022, defeating urbanist [[Gil Penalosa]] with 62% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Tory re-elected for 3rd term as Mayor of Toronto - Toronto {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9223255/john-tory-re-elected-for-3rd-term-as-mayor-of-toronto/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Community safety and policing ===
Tory has sat on the [[Toronto Police Services Board]] (TPSB) since his election as mayor in 2014. The TPSB oversees the [[Toronto Police Service]] (TPS) by hiring the [[Chief of the Toronto Police Service|chief of police]], setting policies, and approving the annual police budget.

==== Community contacts policy (carding) ====
Soon after the 2014 election, the TPSB quashed rules governing the use of the [[carding (police policy)|community contacts policy]] ("carding"),<ref name="Star-Tory-ignores">{{cite news
 | first = Royson
 | last = James
 | title = Mayor John Tory foolish to ignore Toronto's leading lights on carding: James
 | url = https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2015/06/03/mayor-john-tory-foolish-to-ignore-torontos-leading-lights-on-carding-james.html
 | work = City Hall
 | publisher = [[TheStar.com]]
 | date = June 3, 2015
 | access-date = June 4, 2015
 | quote = As soon as Tory became mayor last November, he reconfigured the Police Services Board, took a seat on the board, and proceeded to dismantle the rules governing carding that the previous board passed in April 2014.
}}</ref> a controversial practice allowing police to randomly and routinely stop and demand identification and personal information from any individual deemed suspicious.<ref name="NP-carding">{{Cite news
 | first = Victor
 | last = Ferreira
 | title = Toronto Mayor John Tory vows to reform 'carding' despite calls to end policy by group of civic leaders
 | url = https://nationalpost.com/posted-toronto/toronto-police-put-carding-on-hold-until-key-changes-to-policy-are-made
 | work = Posted Toronto
 | publisher = [[National Post|NationalPost.com]]
 | date = June 3, 2015
 | access-date = February 17, 2023
 | quote = The policy allowed Toronto police to routinely and randomly stop citizens in the streets and record or elicit personal information.
}}</ref> The information collected is kept on record for an unspecified period and is easily accessible by police officers.<ref name="NP-carding" /> Opponents allege it disproportionately targets Black people.<ref name="Star-Tory-defends-carding">{{cite news|first=Jennifer|last=Pagliaro|title=Mayor John Tory maintains carding needs reforming, not ending|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2015/06/03/mayor-john-tory-maintains-carding-needs-reforming-not-ending.html|work=City Hall|publisher=TheStar.com|date=June 3, 2015|access-date=June 4, 2015|quote=After dozens of prominent Torontonians stood just steps from John Tory's second-floor city hall office to demand an end to carding, the mayor said he heard their message "very clearly." But on Wednesday, Tory refused to join that call, instead doubling down on his position that the practice needs reforming, not shelving.}}</ref> The previous rules, brought in by former police chief [[Bill Blair (police chief)|Bill Blair]], had required police to inform stopped individuals of their rights and to keep a record of each stop.<ref name="NP-carding" /> Blair had also suspended the practice pending new rules.<ref name="NP-carding" />

Despite public demand to completely end carding, Tory initially defended the policy in general, stating it should be reformed, but not stopped.<ref name="Star-Tory-defends-carding" /> The practice was defended by the police union, which maintained that it was a "proven, pro-active police investigative strategy that reduces, prevents and solves crime".<ref name="Star-Tory-wants-end-of-carding" /> On June 7, 2015, Tory called for an end to the policy, describing it as "illegitimate, disrespectful and hurtful" and stating it had "eroded the public trust".<ref name="Star-Tory-wants-end-of-carding">{{cite news|title=Toronto Mayor John Tory calls for end to carding|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-mayor-john-tory-calls-for-end-to-carding-1.3103855|work=CBC News - Toronto|publisher=[[CBC News]]|date=June 7, 2015|access-date=June 7, 2015|quote=Calls controversial police practice 'illegitimate, disrespectful and hurtful'}}</ref> In the TPSB meeting on June 18, Tory introduced a motion to end carding,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Codi |date=2015-06-17 |title=Activists slam Tory for not releasing details of carding motion sooner |url=https://www.cp24.com/news/activists-slam-tory-for-not-releasing-details-of-carding-motion-sooner-1.2427361 |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=CP24 |language=en}}</ref> however, the motion was subsequently amended to return to an initial 2014 version of the policy, which required officers to notify those they stop that the contact is voluntary and issue a physical receipt following the interaction.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Torontoist |date=2015-06-19 |title=Police Board Approves Return of 2014 Carding Policy |url=https://torontoist.com/2015/06/police-board-approves-return-of-2014-carding-policy/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=Torontoist}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 18, 2015 |title=Toronto police board votes to reinstate 2014 carding policy |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2015/06/18/toronto-police-board-votes-reinstate-2014-carding-policy/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=toronto.citynews.ca}}</ref> Carding was effectively ended province-wide in 2017 when the provincial [[Ministry of the Solicitor General (Ontario)|community safety minister]], [[Yasir Naqvi]], issued a regulation banning police from collecting data arbitrarily.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Draaisma |first=Muriel |date=January 1, 2017 |title=New Ontario rule banning carding by police takes effect |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/carding-ontario-police-government-ban-1.3918134 |website=CBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 22, 2016 |title=Ontario regulation bans random carding by police |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/yasir-naqvi-carding-1.3501913 |website=CBC News}}</ref>

==== Police reform ====
On June 25, 2020, in response to [[List of police reforms related to the George Floyd protests|calls for police reform]] following the [[murder of George Floyd]] in the [[United States]] and a series of similar incidents in Toronto such as the [[death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet]],<ref name="Patton20202">{{cite news |last1=Patton |first1=Jessica |date=June 25, 2020 |title=Mayor John Tory tabling motion on Toronto police reform in wake of calls to defund service |work=[[Global News]] |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7106608/mayor-tory-motion-toronto-police-reform/ |access-date=June 28, 2020}}</ref> councillors [[Josh Matlow]] and [[Kristyn Wong-Tam]] introduced a motion to cut the Toronto police budget by $122 million, or 10 per cent, and reallocate funds to community programming.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fox |first=Chris |date=2020-06-10 |title=Tory says he won't support 'arbitrary' cuts to the $1.22B police budget |url=https://www.cp24.com/news/tory-says-he-won-t-support-arbitrary-cuts-to-the-1-22b-police-budget-1.4977626 |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=CP24 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 8, 2020 |title=Toronto councillors put forward motion to reduce police budget by 10% |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ont-defund-police-1.5604035 |website=CBC News}}</ref> Tory, along with a majority of council, rejected the proposal, instead passing a series of motions supported by Tory which did not include immediate defunding of the police.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2020-06-29 |title=Toronto council votes against cutting 2021 police budget, votes for mayor's reform plan |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2020/06/29/toronto-city-council-votes-against-cutting-2021-police-budget-by-10-per-cent.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref> Among the motions included the creation of a non-police crisis response pilot program and a $5 million funding increase to allow for front-line officers to be equipped with body cameras.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayor unveils police reform plan, Wong-Tam accuses Tory of 'sidelining' previous motion |url=https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/mayor-unveils-police-reform-plan-wong-tam-accuses-tory-of-sidelining-previous-motion |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=torontosun |language=en-CA}}</ref> Tory claimed that a reduction in budget was likely if the program was successful.<ref name="Patton20202" />

During his term of office, he insisted on strengthening the resources of the police, the municipality's main financial asset. The priority given to the police was at the expense of social services and housing, whose budgets were reduced.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2023/05/03/derriere-sa-facade-dynamique-toronto-souffre-d-une-grave-crise-de-la-sante-mentale_6171851_3210.html | title=Derrière sa façade dynamique, Toronto souffre d'une grave crise de la santé mentale | newspaper=Le Monde.fr | date=May 3, 2023 }}</ref>

==== Toronto Community Crisis Service ====
At its meeting on June 25, 2020, Toronto City Council considered a series of motions aimed at reforming policing and crisis response in the city.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Casey |first=Liam |date=June 29, 2020 |title=Toronto city council passes motion on police reform, but rejects cuts to budget |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/toronto-city-council-passes-motion-on-police-reform-but-rejects-cuts-to-budget/ |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=CTV Toronto |language=en}}</ref> Tory tabled a motion to "detask" the police. The city would explore how duties currently assigned to sworn officers would be assumed by "alternative models of community safety response" to incidents where neither violence nor weapons are at issue.<ref name="Patton20202" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 25, 2020 |title='You cannot say that it is a system that is working:' Tory unveils plan for police reform |url=https://www.cp24.com/news/you-cannot-say-that-it-is-a-system-that-is-working-tory-unveils-plan-for-police-reform-1.4999542 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=CP24 |language=en}}</ref> The proposal would "commit that its first funding priority for future budgets [be] centered [''sic''] on a robust system of social supports and services" and make an itemized line-by-line breakdown of the police budget public; a reduction in the police budget would likely ensue, according to the motion.<ref name="Patton20202" /> Tory's motion passed unanimously on June 29.<ref name=":0" />

On January 26, 2022, the Executive Committee approved a staff report outlining an implementation plan for the pilot program.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=January 19, 2022 |title=Mobile crisis teams could begin responding to some non-emergency calls in place of police as soon as March: report |url=https://www.cp24.com/news/mobile-crisis-teams-could-begin-responding-to-some-non-emergency-calls-in-place-of-police-as-soon-as-march-report-1.5746032?cache=%2F7.558817 |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=CP24 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=EX29.1 2022 Launch of Community Crisis Support Service Pilots and Policing Reform Updates |url=http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2022.EX29.1. |website=City or Toronto}}</ref> It was subsequently adopted by city council on February 2.<ref name=":3" /> According to Tory, "the pilots will allow the city to test and to evaluate and to revise this model before we implement it on a larger scale but make no mistake it is our intention to implement it on a larger scale and to have it city-wide by 2025 at the latest".<ref name=":2" />

In March 2022, the city launched the [[Toronto Community Crisis Service]] pilot program.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 29, 2022 |title=Toronto to launch crisis response pilot projects without police in downtown east and northeast |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-community-crisis-service-pilot-projects-1.6402037 |website=CBC News}}</ref>

==== TTC safety ====
In 2022 and 2023, Toronto saw a series of violent incidents on the transit system, which saw employees and passengers seriously injured or killed in seemingly random attacks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Freeman |first=Joshua |date=January 30, 2023 |title=Timeline: Disturbing trend of violent attacks on the TTC |url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/2023/01/26/ttc-violence-timeline-attacks/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=toronto.citynews.ca}}</ref> Union leaders and passenger advocacy groups demanded action from the city, calling for increased mental health programs, social services and security.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Nicholson |first1=Katie |last2=McQuillan |first2=Laura |date=February 8, 2023 |title=Shaken by Toronto transit attacks, riders say they don't feel safe — but doubt more police will help |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-transit-riders-safety-1.6739872 |website=[[CBC News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fixing TTC chaos requires more transit security, more social supports |url=https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/fixing-ttc-chaos-requires-more-transit-security-more-social-supports |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=torontosun |language=en-CA}}</ref> On January 26, 2023, Tory, along with [[Chief of the Toronto Police Service|police chief]] [[Myron Demkiw]] and TTC CEO [[Rick Leary]] announced that the city would deploy 80 additional police officers to patrol the transit system, using off-duty officers in an overtime capacity.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-26 |title=Toronto police to increase number of officers on TTC after series of violent attacks |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2023/01/26/ttc-toronto-police-mayor-tory-hold-joint-newser-to-address-recent-violence-and-safety-issues.html |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref> Additionally, the TTC announced it would deploy 20 workers to provide outreach services to the homeless population on the TTC, and 50 security guards.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-30 |title=Toronto to deploy 50 security guards on TTC property amid rash of violent incidents |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/toronto-to-deploy-50-security-guards-on-ttc-property-amid-rash-of-violent-incidents/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=CTV Toronto |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Toronto to provide additional TTC safety measures after series of violent attacks - Toronto {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9447134/toronto-additional-ttc-safety-measures-violent-attacks/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}</ref>

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==== SmartTrack ====
{{Main|SmartTrack}}
As part of his campaign in 2014, Tory proposed utilizing existing [[GO Transit]] rail corridors to construct an above ground [[Relief Line (Toronto)|relief line]], building on the existing [[GO Expansion|GO Regional Express Rail]] expansion plan. The proposal would see the service operate 22 "surface subway" stations alongside GO trains from Mississauga's Airport Corporate Centre south through Etobicoke towards Union Station, then north towards Markham.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2014-05-27 |title=John Tory pledges to create $8 billion rail relief line in seven years |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2014/05/27/john_tory_promises_relief_rail_running_from_mississauga_to_toronto_to_markham.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-08-26 |title=Is John Tory's SmartTrack on track for seven-year delivery? |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/08/26/is_john_torys_smarttrack_on_track_for_sevenyear_delivery.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref> Tory initially said that the proposal would cost $8 billion, with the city covering $2.5 billion, funded through [[tax increment financing]],<ref name=":4" /> and that SmartTrack would be completed in seven years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tory |first=John |date=2014-09-08 |title=Opinion {{!}} SmartTrack is the sound, sensible way out of Toronto's gridlock |url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2014/09/08/smarttrack_is_the_sound_sensible_way_out_of_torontos_gridlock.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref>

After his election, as city and [[Metrolinx]] staff began studying his proposal, SmartTrack plans began to change, with stations changing, and questions raised surrounding the costs and integration. An updated plan saw the western portion being dropped in favour of extending the [[Line 5 Eglinton|Eglinton Crosstown LRT]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-02 |title=Version of SmartTrack taking shape with seven new stations |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/06/02/version-of-smarttrack-taking-shape-with-seven-new-stations.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-01-19 |title=SmartTrack still on track despite changing plan, Mayor Tory says |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2016/01/19/smarttrack-still-on-track-despite-changing-plan-mayor-tory-says.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref> As other transit projects emerged, such as the [[Ontario Line]], stations were dropped which would be serviced by new proposals.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2021-02-02 |title=Toronto City Council approves five-stop SmartTrack stations plan |url=https://www.cp24.com/news/toronto-city-council-approves-five-stop-smarttrack-stations-plan-1.5293314 |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=CP24 |language=en}}</ref>

The plan currently in place sees the construction of five new transit stations being completed in 2026, at a cost of $1.463 billion to the city.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 18, 2021 |title=Ontario, Toronto revise agreement for SmartTrack Stations Program |url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/technology/facilities/article/21234721/ontario-toronto-revise-agreement-for-smarttrack-stations-program |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=www.masstransitmag.com}}</ref>

==== Scarborough Subway extension ====
Tory supports a one-stop extension of Toronto subway [[Line 2 Bloor–Danforth|Line 2]] to serve a proposed transit hub at the [[Scarborough Town Centre]]<ref>{{cite web |date=December 2015 |title=Scarborough Centre Mobility Hub Profile |url=http://www.metrolinx.com/mobilityhubs/en/map/mobility_hubs_map/MHP_ScarboroughCentre.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003181006/http://www.metrolinx.com/mobilityhubs/en/map/mobility_hubs_map/MHP_ScarboroughCentre.pdf |archive-date=October 3, 2016 |publisher=[[Metrolinx]]}}</ref> as opposed to the three-stop [[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough]] previously approved and fully funded under Ford.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 12, 2013 |title=Rob Ford supportive of tax hike to pay for a Scarborough subway line |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/hudak-says-ontario-should-only-trust-subway-building-to-pcs/article13192303/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 28, 2017 |title=Cost of Scarborough subway extension rises to $3.35 billion as number of new riders fall {{!}} Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2017/02/28/cost-of-scarborough-subway-extension-rises-to-335b.html |access-date=2017-06-16 |website=thestar.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 27, 2016 |title=Why I support the Scarborough subway: John Tory {{!}} Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2016/06/27/why-i-support-the-scarborough-subway-john-tory.html |access-date=September 22, 2016 |website=thestar.com}}</ref> The LRT alternative failed in council in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 13, 2016 |title=Toronto city council sticks with subway, rejects Scarborough LRT {{!}} Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2016/07/13/city-council-debates-scarborough-subway-extension.html |access-date=September 22, 2016 |website=thestar.com}}</ref> The [[Line 2 Bloor–Danforth#Scarborough Subway Extension|Scarborough Subway Extension]] has completed the planning stage and as of 2016 was in the detailed design stage, with an estimated operation date of 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scarborough Subway Extension: Project Phases |url=http://www.scarboroughsubwayextension.ca/project-phases.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123085853/http://www.scarboroughsubwayextension.ca/project-phases.html |archive-date=January 23, 2015 |access-date=September 22, 2016 |website=www.scarboroughsubwayextension.ca}}</ref>

==== Gardiner Expressway ====
In 2016, council faced a decision on the future of the elevated portion of the [[Gardiner Expressway]] east of [[Jarvis Street]], as the aging structure would require significant renovations it was to remain in service beyond 2020.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=2015-05-12 |title=Mayor John Tory says Gardiner East should be reconfigured |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2015/05/12/mayor-john-tory-says-gardiner-east-should-be-reconfigured.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref> Citing his election promise to improve traffic, Tory supported a hybrid option, which would see roughly $1 billion spent to reconstruct the structure with on and off ramps reconfigured.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-06-03 |title=Decision Time for Toronto's Gardiner Expressway |url=https://usa.streetsblog.org/2015/06/03/decision-time-for-torontos-gardiner-expressway/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=Streetsblog USA |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-20 |title=John Tory doesn't want to discuss the Gardiner Expressway - but Toronto should - Ontario News |url=https://canadatoday.news/on/john-tory-doesnt-want-to-discuss-the-gardiner-expressway-but-toronto-should-87795/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |language=en-CA}}</ref> The alternative proposal would have seen the expressway torn down at a cost of $461 million.<ref name=":6" /> On this issue, three members of his executive committee opposed him.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Third member of Tory's executive supports Gardiner East removal |newspaper=Toronto Sun |url=http://www.torontosun.com/2015/06/05/third-member-of-torys-executive-supports-gardiner-east-removal |access-date=September 22, 2016}}</ref> Other politicians, including former mayor [[David Crombie]] and former chief city planner and 2018 Toronto mayoral candidate Jennifer Keesmaat opposed the renovation of the Gardiner Expressway, and prefer to tear it down instead.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/developers-business-leaders-call-on-mayor-tory-to-tear-down-the-gardiner-expressway/article24819046/|title=Developers, business leaders call on Toronto Mayor Tory to tear down the Gardiner Expressway|access-date=September 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2015/06/01/ex-mayor-crombie-begs-john-tory-to-rethink-his-gardiner-plan.html|title=Ex-mayor Crombie begs John Tory to rethink his Gardiner plan {{!}} Toronto Star|website=thestar.com|date=June 2015|access-date=September 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/torontos-chief-planner-calls-for-eastern-gardiner-removal/article24566834/|title=Toronto chief planner at odds with mayor over eastern Gardiner removal|access-date=September 22, 2016}}</ref>

==== Road tolls ====
During the 2003 election, Tory initially positioned himself against road tolls.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |date=2016-11-23 |title=Tory once called road tolls 'highway robbery' |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2016/11/23/torys-changing-position-on-road-tolls.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref> As mayor, Tory's position softened in 2016 when the city considered how it could raise revenue to fund transit projects.<ref name="auto"/> In November 2016, Tory's announced that he would support tolls on the two municipally owned expressways, the Gardiner Expressway and [[Don Valley Parkway]], which would have raised roughly $200 million annually.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=2016-11-23 |title=Tory set to announce tolls on the DVP and Gardiner |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2016/11/23/tory-set-to-announce-tolls-on-the-dvp-and-gardiner.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lorinc |first=John |date=2016-11-24 |title=LORINC: John Tory's road toll epiphany |url=http://spacing.ca/toronto/2016/11/24/lorinc-john-torys-road-toll-epiphany/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=Spacing Toronto |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 24, 2016 |title=Highway tolls needed to 'tame the traffic beast,' Toronto mayor says |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/tory-road-tolls-1.3865246 |website=CBC News}}</ref> The proposal passed city council, however, as the municipal government is a creation of the provincial legislature, the city would need approval from the province to implement tolls, as the ''[[City of Toronto Act]]'', which lays out the city's legal powers did not allow for road tolls.<ref name=":7" />

The provincial government ultimately rejected the idea in January 2017, with Premier Wynne stating that her government could not endorse road tolls on the Gardiner and Don Valley Parkway until better transit alternatives were in place for commuters outside of the city to enter downtown. Wynne instead committed to increasing the municipal share of the gas tax, which would give the city $170 million annually by 2022.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=January 27, 2017 |title=Premier Kathleen Wynne rejects Toronto's request for tolls on DVP, Gardiner |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/kathleen-wynne-toronto-road-tolls-1.3954754 |website=CBC News}}</ref> While Tory was thankful for the increased gas tax share, he harshly criticized the province for denying the city a long-term option.<ref name=":8" />

During the 2022 municipal election, Tory once again floated the idea of introducing road tolls. The provincial government under Premier Doug Ford once again rejected the idea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Tory says he'd consider revisiting tolls on Toronto's Gardiner, DVP - Toronto {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9213908/john-tory-gardiner-expressway-dvp-tolls-toronto/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Housing ===
In 2014, Tory selected Councillor [[Ana Bailão]] to be the chair of the affordable housing committee.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 1, 2014 |title=John Tory picks next Toronto deputy mayor, executive committee |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/john-tory-picks-next-toronto-deputy-mayor-executive-committee-1.2855630 |website=CBC News}}</ref>

==== Modular housing ====
In September 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the city launched a housing response plan which would see 1000 units of modular housing contracted.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-08 |title=Toronto modular housing COVID response both quick and iterative - constructconnect.com |url=https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/projects/2022/12/toronto-modular-housing-covid-response-both-quick-and-iterative |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=Daily Commercial News |language=en-US}}</ref> The initiative identifies city owned sites to place the units and is part of the city's housing strategy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toronto announces plan for more than 200 new modular supportive housing units |url=https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toronto/2020/04/toronto-announces-plan-200-new-modular-supportive-housing-units/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=www.blogto.com |language=en}}</ref>

==== Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation ====
In 2021, the city launched a senior-focused social housing provider known as the Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation. It provides housing to 15,000 low and moderate income seniors in 83 [[Toronto Community Housing Corporation]] buildings, and employs staff from Toronto Community Housing's former seniors unit.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mayor Tory Launches Seniors-Focused Social Housing Provider {{!}} UrbanToronto |url=https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2022/06/mayor-tory-launches-seniors-focused-social-housing-provider.48215 |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=urbantoronto.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 8, 2022 |title=She became homeless in her 60s. Here's why her story's becoming all-too common in Toronto |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/homeless-seniors-toronto-1.6609863 |website=CBC News}}</ref>

==== ModernTO ====
Initially launched in 2019 to optimize the city's office space,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-06 |title=Toronto City Council adopts ModernTO plan to repurpose eight City-owned sites for affordable housing and city-building benefits |url=https://www.toronto.ca/news/toronto-city-council-adopts-modernto-plan-to-repurpose-eight-city-owned-sites-for-affordable-housing-and-city-building-benefits/ |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=City of Toronto |language=en-CA |last1=Toronto |first1=City of }}</ref> the ModernTO initiative was adopted by Toronto City Council in April 2022 and seeks to redevelop a number of city-owned properties as affordable housing. The initiative sees the city reduce its office footprint from 55 to 15 locations by creating office hubs in central buildings such as [[Toronto City Hall|City Hall]], the civic centres and [[Metro Hall]]. Eight buildings will be repurposed into affordable housing, creating 500 to 600 units.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 6, 2022 |title=Toronto Moves Ahead with Plan to Redevelop 8 City Properties for Affordable Housing |url=https://storeys.com/modernto-redevelop-city-properties-affordable-housing/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ModernTO Program to Intensify Eight City-Owned Properties {{!}} UrbanToronto |url=https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2022/04/modernto-program-intensify-eight-city-owned-properties.47701 |access-date=2023-01-04 |website=urbantoronto.ca}}</ref>

==== 2023 housing action plan ====
Following the 2022 election, Tory introduced a suite of proposals in city council which would overhaul the city's housing strategy.<ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=Mahoney |first=Jill |date=2022-12-09 |title=John Tory releases plan to increase density across Toronto after province passes strong mayors law |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-john-tory-releases-plan-to-increase-density-across-toronto-after/ |access-date=2023-01-03}}</ref> The proposals include ending [[exclusionary zoning]], which would update by-laws to legalize laneway suites and garden suites, as well as exempting developments of four units or less from development charges. It includes incentivizing construction of rental housing by reducing fees and charges, the creation of a new Development and Growth Division, which aims at speeding up approval times. The proposal also allocates a portion of city-owned land to be developed by non-profits, asks the province to allow the city to create a "use it or lose it" policy for developers sitting on approved but undeveloped land.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-23 |title=John Tory announces 5-point plan to build homes faster, tackle affordability in Toronto |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/john-tory-announces-5-point-plan-to-build-homes-faster-tackle-affordability-in-toronto/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=CTV Toronto |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":9" /> City staff will report back to council in March 2023 with a report on how to implement the changes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGrath |first=John Michael |title=John Tory's latest housing plan could be a revolution — or a forgettable stunt |url=https://www.tvo.org/article/john-torys-latest-housing-plan-could-be-a-revolution-or-a-forgettable-stunt |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=www.tvo.org}}</ref>

While introduced with the housing action plan, a separate item includes legalize [[rooming house]]s city-wide by March 2024, which was previously deferred due to lack of support on council.<ref name=":9" />

The proposal was described as "a profoundly bold plan" by former chief planner [[Jennifer Keesmaat]], who ran against Tory for mayor in 2018, and praised by housing advocacy groups. Councillor [[Stephen Holyday]] described the plan as a "death blow" to detached homes such as those in his [[Ward 2 Etobicoke Centre|Etobicoke Centre ward]].<ref name=":9" />

=== Parks and recreation ===

==== Rail Deck Park ====
{{main|Rail Deck Park}}

In August 2016, Tory proposed the development of a 21-acre greenspace in the downtown core constructed above the [[Railway Lands]]. The proposed park would span between the [[Rogers Centre]] and [[Bathurst Street (Toronto)|Bathurst Street]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://torontoist.com/2016/08/proposed-21-acre-park-could-bring-much-needed-green-space-to-downtown-toronto/|title=Proposed 21-Acre Raildeck Park Could Bring Much-Needed Green Space to Downtown Toronto {{!}} cityscape {{!}} Torontoist|last=Torontoist|date=August 3, 2016|language=en-US|access-date=August 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-03 |title=Railway track space could become Toronto's 'Central Park' |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2016/08/03/toronto-eyes-air-over-downtown-rail-corridor-for-bold-new-public-park.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref> The proposal was priced at $1.66 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-21 |title=Estimated costs for Toronto's Rail Deck Park rise to $1.66 billion |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2017/11/21/estimated-costs-for-torontos-rail-deck-park-rise-to-166-billion.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref>

The plan was contingent on the city securing air rights to the lands above the railway, owned by [[Canadian National Railway]] and Toronto Terminals Railway.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-08-15 |title=City's rail-deck park dream depends on securing air rights |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2016/08/15/citys-rail-deck-park-dream-depends-on-securing-air-rights.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref> A group of private developers disputed this, claiming they had already owned the air rights.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |date=2016-09-27 |title=Who owns the air that Rail Deck park would be built on? |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2016/09/27/who-owns-the-air-that-rail-deck-park-would-be-built-on.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref> City council moved to re-zone the area above the railway for park use only,<ref name=":10" /> which would prevent developers from building residential buildings as is the case in the surrounding area.<ref name=":10" /> The developers sided with the city in the provincial government's Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT), which sided with the city, noting the growing downtown core and a lack of open space.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-11 |title=Tribunal calls plan for Rail Deck Park 'visionary' as developers lose appeal over parkland |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2019/07/11/tribunal-calls-plan-for-rail-deck-park-plan-visionary-as-developers-lose-appeal-over-parkland.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref> The developers wished to build a 12-acre park as part of a development of eight condo and office towers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-09 |title=Battle brews over conflicting plans for rail deck park |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2017/06/09/battle-brews-over-conflicting-plans-for-rail-deck-park.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref>

In May 2021, LPAT issued a new ruling in response to sided with the developers, ruling the city should not have rejected a proposal to build a "mixed use community" over the land.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |date=2021-05-12 |title=Tribunal sides with developer who owns air rights vs. Toronto in dispute over Rail Deck Park |url=https://www.cp24.com/news/tribunal-sides-with-developer-who-owns-air-rights-vs-toronto-in-dispute-over-rail-deck-park-1.5424817 |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=CP24 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bozikovic |first=Alex |date=2021-05-12 |title=Provincial tribunal derails Toronto's plans for rail deck park |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-provincial-tribunal-derails-torontos-plans-for-rail-deck-park/ |access-date=2023-01-02}}</ref> The tribunal decision effectively ended the city's plans to develop the land as park space.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-12 |title=Planning tribunal dashes city's dreams of a downtown Rail Deck Park in a 'hugely disappointing' decision |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2021/05/12/planning-tribunal-dashes-citys-dreams-of-a-downtown-rail-deck-park-in-a-hugely-disappointing-decision.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref> In a statement, Tory said he was "deeply disappointed" by the ruling and "the possible impact on the future of Rail Deck Park".<ref name=":11" />

The development group plans to build a park at half the size of the city's original proposal, with mixed use towers taking up the remaining space.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-03 |title=Rail Deck Park vision returns, but its future is unclear |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/03/03/rail-deck-park-vision-returns-but-its-future-is-unclear.html |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== COVID-19 pandemic ===
On March 23, 2020, a state of emergency was declared in Toronto by Tory, amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/article/toronto-declares-state-of-emergency-amid-covid-19-pandemic/| title = Toronto declares state of emergency amid COVID-19 pandemic| date = March 23, 2020| access-date = March 23, 2020| language = en| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200323192730/https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/toronto-declares-state-of-emergency-amid-covid-19-pandemic-1.4864679| archive-date = March 23, 2020| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet| user=JohnTory| number=1242165183465783306| author=John Tory| date=March 23, 2020| title=We are declaring a State of Emergency as part of the City's ongoing efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 and to ensure the municipal government can continue to act and respond quickly to the pandemic and any other events that arise in the weeks ahead.}}</ref> This came six days after Ontario Premier [[Doug Ford]] declared a [[state of emergency]] in the province,<ref name="emergency">{{cite news |last1=Rodrigues |first1=Gabby |title=Ontario government declares state of emergency amid coronavirus pandemic |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6688074/ontario-doug-ford-coronavirus-covid-19-march-17/ |access-date=17 March 2020 |work=Global News |agency=Corus Entertainment |date=March 17, 2020 |language=en-CA}}</ref> which included prohibition of all public events of over 50 people (later reduced to 5 people on March 28), closure of bars and restaurants (with the exception that restaurants could continue to provide takeout and delivery services) as well as libraries, theatres, cinemas, schools and daycares.<ref name="death">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/coronavirus-covid-19-ontario-tuesday-1.5500006 |title=1st death confirmed in Ontario as province declares state of emergency over COVID-19 &#124; CBC News |access-date=2020-03-17}}</ref><ref name="gatheringban5">{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6746181/ontario-ban-gatherings/|title=Ontario government bans gatherings of 5 or more people in bid to stop coronavirus spread|website=Global News|access-date=March 28, 2020|date=28 March 2020|last1=Rocca|first1=Ryan|last2=Shah|first2=Maryam}}</ref> On March 31, Tory announced that the [[City of Toronto (government)|City of Toronto]] would cancel all city-led major events, festivals, conferences, permits and cultural programs until June 30.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6758350/coronavirus-toronto-cancels-events-pride-parade/|title=Coronavirus: City of Toronto cancels events through June 30, including Pride Parade|publisher=globalnews.ca|date=March 31, 2020}}</ref>

Beginning after [[Canada Day]], street parking enforcement as well as fare evasion enforcement returned to Toronto and the [[Toronto Transit Commission]] respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dailyhive.com/toronto/ttc-changes-coming-effect-week|title=Here are the TTC changes coming into effect this week &#124; Urbanized|website=dailyhive.com}}</ref> From July 2, 2020, [[Surgical mask|face masks]] or coverings were required to be worn on the TTC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ttc.ca/COVID-19/Masks.jsp|title=Face masks and face coverings|website=www.ttc.ca|access-date=July 2, 2020|archive-date=June 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630165022/https://www.ttc.ca/COVID-19/Masks.jsp|url-status=dead}}</ref> After July 7, masks were required in enclosed, public places.<ref name="auto6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2020/06/30/city-council-to-vote-on-making-masks-mandatory-in-toronto.html|title=City council votes to make masks mandatory in public in Toronto|date=June 30, 2020|website=thestar.com}}</ref>

=== Strong-mayor powers ===
Prior to the 2022 election, at the request of Tory,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeffords |first=Shawn |date=November 17, 2022 |title=Accused of a 'betrayal' of voters, Tory defends request for expanded 'strong mayor' powers |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/tory-strong-mayor-powers-1.6655362 |website=CBC News}}</ref> Premier Doug Ford's provincial government introduced legislation known as the ''[[Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act|Strong Mayors, Building More Homes Act, 2022]]'', which granted Tory additional powers including the development of the budget, creating council committees, appointing the chairs and vice chairs of those committees, the power to reorganize departments, appointing department heads, and appointing the [[Toronto City Manager|city manager]]. Tory was also granted the power to veto council decisions which do not align with priorities set by the province.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-23 |title=Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act Officially Proclaimed Into Law |url=https://storeys.com/strong-mayors-building-homes-act-officially-proclaimed-into-law/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=STOREYS |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Toronto |first1=City of |date=2022-11-23 |title=Bill 3, Strong Mayors, Building Homes Act, 2022 proclaimed into law |url=https://www.toronto.ca/news/bill-3-strong-mayors-building-homes-act-2022-proclaimed-into-law/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=City of Toronto |language=en-CA}}</ref> On November 16, 2022, the province proposed further changes the powers of the mayor, introducing the ''Better Municipal Governance Act, 2022'' which would allow by-laws to be passed with only one-third of council voting in favour if Tory declared it to be in line with provincial priorities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ontario gives more 'strong mayor' powers to Toronto, Ottawa {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9283307/ontario-gives-more-strong-mayor-powers-to-toronto-ottawa/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}</ref>

At a press conference, Tory stated that when speaking to the public, he often hears complaints relating to housing and community safety, but nobody has complained about the new powers.<ref name=":12">{{Cite news |last=Gee |first=Marcus |date=2022-12-17 |title=Toronto's mayor John Tory at his worst |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-torontos-mayor-at-his-worst/ |access-date=2023-01-10}}</ref> The mayor's office has also said he would make very limited use of new powers.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |date=2022-11-20 |title=Former mayors of Toronto pen letter to Mayor John Tory, urging him to reject strong-mayor powers |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/11/20/former-mayors-of-toronto-pen-letter-to-mayor-john-tory-urging-him-to-reject-strong-mayor-powers.html |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref> The Ford government defended the new powers by pointing out the mayor's "city-wide mandate", having received more votes than the rest of council.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-24 |title=Why did John Tory get more 'strong-mayor' powers? Because of his 'city-wide mandate,' Ford government argues |url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2022/11/24/why-did-john-tory-get-more-strong-mayor-powers-because-of-his-city-wide-mandate-ford-government-argues.html |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref> The ''[[National Post]]''<nowiki/>'s Adam Zivo argued that the mayor is just as legitimate as council and that the changes will increase Tory's "political capital and influence," which he can use to push for the city's interests to other levels of government.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zivo |first=Adam |date=November 28, 2022 |title=Doug Ford's strong mayor reforms hardly anti-democratic |url=https://nationalpost.com/opinion/adam-zivo-doug-fords-strong-mayor-reforms-hardly-anti-democratic |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=National Post |language=en-CA}}</ref>

The new legislation was condemned by Toronto City Council, which had not been consulted on the changes, some of which were introduced after the election.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Majority of Toronto council condemns new strong mayor powers for John Tory - Toronto {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9330280/majority-of-toronto-council-condemns-new-strong-mayor-powers-for-john-tory/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gray |first=Jeff |date=2022-11-17 |title=John Tory says he will make limited use of strong-mayor powers |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-john-tory-says-he-will-make-limited-use-of-strong-mayor-powers/ |access-date=2023-01-03}}</ref> All five living former Toronto mayors, [[David Crombie]], [[David Miller (Canadian politician)|David Miller]], [[Barbara Hall (politician)|Barbara Hall]], [[Art Eggleton]] and [[John Sewell]], wrote a letter to Tory describing the new powers as an "attack" on local democracy and majority rule.<ref name=":13" /> Political science professors such as [[Harvard University|Harvard]]'s [[Pippa Norris]] and [[Université Laval|Laval]]'s Louis Massicotte were puzzled by the legislation, as no other democratic legislature in the world can pass laws with only one-third support.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keenan |first=Edward |date=2022-12-08 |title='Good luck, Toronto': Our new minority-rule mayor law leaves global experts baffled |url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2022/12/08/good-luck-toronto-our-new-minority-rule-mayor-law-leaves-global-experts-baffled.html |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=The Toronto Star |language=en}}</ref> Critics urged Tory to reject some, or all, of the new powers as Ottawa mayor [[Mark Sutcliffe]] had done. ''[[Toronto Sun]]'' commentator [[Brian Lilley]] supported expanded powers for the mayor due to his city-wide mandate, but argued that those powers should not include minority rule.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lilley |first=Brian |date=December 7, 2022 |title=LILLEY: Ford government's Bill 39 an affront to democracy |url=https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-ford-governments-bill-39-an-affront-to-democracy |access-date=2023-01-10 |newspaper=Toronto Sun |language=en-CA}}</ref> ''[[The Globe and Mail]]''<nowiki/>'s [[Marcus Gee]] questioned why Tory had chosen not revealed his plans to the public,<ref name=":12" /> and described the changes as "offensive in principle and dangerous in practice".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gee |first=Marcus |date=2022-12-10 |title=The mayor who shot himself in the foot |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-the-mayor-who-shot-himself-in-the-foot/ |access-date=2023-01-10}}</ref> The ''[[Toronto Star]]''<nowiki/>'s editorial board also called on Tory to reject the new powers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-06 |title=Editorial {{!}} John Tory should repudiate strong mayor powers |url=https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2022/12/06/john-tory-should-repudiate-strong-mayor-powers.html |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref>

In December 2022, Tory asked the provincial government to amend the legislation to include a sunset clause after his term ends in 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-22 |title='You can't rule anything out': Toronto's mayor says he's open to a review of the minority-rule powers he's 'highly unlikely' to use |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/12/22/you-cant-rule-anything-out-torontos-mayor-says-hes-open-to-a-review-of-the-minority-rule-powers-hes-highly-unlikely-to-use.html |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=thestar.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== Taxes ===
Tory promised to keep property tax increases at or below the rate of inflation. He had previously made the same promise during the last municipal election and kept it as mayor.<ref>{{Cite news |title=A look at John Tory's record: 45 promises made, 18 kept so far {{!}} The Star |work=[[Toronto Star]] |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/2017/10/18/a-look-at-john-torys-record-shows-18-campaign-promises-kept-13-broken.html |access-date=2018-10-09}}</ref>

=== Extramarital affair and resignation ===
On February 10, 2023, the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' broke the news that during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Canada|COVID-19 pandemic]], Tory had a months-long affair with a former staffer that ended earlier in 2023. Through his lawyer, Tory described the relationship as a "serious error of judgement". While no law prohibits politicians from having relationships with their staff, the ''Star'' questioned whether the relationship violated the city's internal policies.<ref name=":15" />

Tory announced at a press conference the same day that he would resign as Mayor of Toronto and committed to working with Deputy Mayor [[Jennifer McKelvie]], [[Toronto City Manager|City Manager]] [[Paul Johnson (civil servant)|Paul Johnson]] and City Clerk John D. Elvidge to ensure an "orderly transition".<ref name=":14">{{Cite news |last=Draaisma |first=Muriel |date=February 10, 2023 |title=Toronto Mayor John Tory to step down after admitting relationship with staffer |work=[[CBC News]] |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-mayor-john-tory-statement-1.6745144 |access-date=February 10, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 10, 2023 |title=Toronto Mayor John Tory is resigning. So what happens now? |work=[[CBC News]] |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/john-tory-resign-byelection-city-toronto-act-1.6745210 |access-date=February 10, 2023}}</ref> He submitted his resignation letter to Elvidge on February 16, which states that his official last day would be February 17 at 5 p.m., after which McKelvie would assume certain mayoral powers until council arranged for a [[2023 Toronto mayoral by-election|mayoral by-election]].<ref name=":16" /> Former NDP MP [[Olivia Chow]] was elected to succeed Tory as mayor.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toronto/article-toronto-mayor-olivia-chow/ | title=Olivia Chow's mayoral win in Toronto is the culmination of a long and often trying odyssey | newspaper=The Globe and Mail | date=June 26, 2023 }}</ref> Tory had endorsed his former deputy mayor [[Ana Bailão]] to succeed him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/john-tory-endorsement-ana-bailao-mayor-race-1.6883725|author=Lucas Powers|title= ohn Tory endorses his former deputy Ana Bailão in Toronto mayoral race|website=cbc.ca|date=21 June 2023|access-date=6 August 2023}}</ref> She finished second in the election.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2023/06/26/ana-bailao-concedes-after-falling-short-in-the-mayoral-byelection/ | title=CityNews }}</ref>

== Post mayoralty ==
In December 2023, several months after he resigned as mayor, Tory joined [[Bell Media]] as a municipal affairs commentator appearing on CFRB as a commentator and substitute host as well as on [[CTV News]] and [[CP24]].<ref>{{cite news |date=December 13, 2023 |title=Former Toronto Mayor John Tory Joins iHeartRadio Canada's NEWSTALK 1010 and CTV News as Municipal Affairs Expert |url=https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/former-toronto-mayor-john-tory-joins-iheartradio-canadas-newstalk-1010-and-ctv-news-as-municipal-affairs-expert/ |access-date=February 9, 2024}}</ref> In March 2024, it was announced that Tory would rejoin the board of directors of Rogers, after being a member of the board between 2010 and 2014 prior to running for Mayor of Toronto.<ref name=":17" />

==Personal life==
Tory has been married to Barbara Hackett, a home builder and renovator, since 1978.<ref>Diebel, Linda. "Mayoral Candidate John Tory a Leader from Childhood." Toronto Star, October 26, 2014. Web. December 15, 2016.</ref> They met in 1976 at [[York University]], where they both studied law and Hackett also studied business.<ref name="thestar-childhood"/> Hackett was diagnosed with [[Guillain–Barré syndrome]] in 1991.<ref name="thestar-childhood"/> They have four children.<ref name=":15" />

Tory has two brothers, Michael and Jeffrey, and one sister, Jennifer.<ref name="thestar-childhood" /> One of Tory's ancestors, James Tory, was a soldier in the [[71st Regiment of Foot, Fraser's Highlanders|71st Scottish Regiment]]. He was captured and held as a prisoner of war during the [[American Revolution]]. He later settled in [[Nova Scotia]] in the 1780s.<ref name="globeandmail04-09" /> His maternal grandmother, Helen Yvonne Solomon, was born in 1909 to a [[Russian Jewish]] family that had immigrated to Canada six years earlier and settled in Toronto.<ref name="jewish2014">{{cite news |date=November 7, 2014 |title=John Tory Is Jewish, Claims Israeli Press |work=The Huffington Post |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/11/07/john-tory-jewish-times-israel_n_6122804.html |access-date=November 7, 2014 |archive-date=November 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107231108/http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/11/07/john-tory-jewish-times-israel_n_6122804.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Helen Solomon married Howard English Bacon, an [[Anglican]], and their daughter Elizabeth Bacon was raised a Christian and married Tory's father, [[John A. Tory]], in 1953.<ref name="jewish2014" />

==Honours==
In 2012, Tory was made a member of the [[Order of Ontario]] in recognition for being "a consummate champion for the Greater Toronto Region as a founding member and chair of CivicAction and chairs and volunteers on countless fundraising campaigns".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.ontario.ca/mci/en/2012/01/27-appointees-named-to-ontarios-highest-honour.html|title=Ontario Newsroom|website=news.ontario.ca}}</ref> Tory is also a recipient of the [[Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=General|first1=The Office of the Secretary to the Governor|title=The Governor General of Canada|url=http://www.gg.ca/honour.aspx?id=1325&t=13&ln=Tory|website=gg.ca|access-date=15 May 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=John H. Tory Q.C. O.Ont, Chair CivicAction, Corporate Director and Broadcaster - Empire Club of Canada|url=https://www.empireclub.org/events/john-tory/|website=Empire Club of Canada|access-date=15 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and holds a commission as [[King's Counsel]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-11 |title=John H. Tory, Q.C. - Canadian Club Toronto |url=https://www.canadianclub.org/events/john-h-tory-q-c/ |access-date=2022-12-09 |website=www.canadianclub.org |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2011, Tory was awarded a [[Harry Jerome#Tributes|Harry Jerome Award]] for his work as co-chair of DiverseCity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Harry Jerome Awards celebrate 'ordinary people doing extraordinary things' {{!}} Toronto Star|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/03/15/harry_jerome_awards_celebrate_ordinary_people_doing_extraordinary_things.html|website=thestar.com|date=March 15, 2011|access-date=15 May 2017}}</ref> In June 2025, Tory was awarded the [[King Charles III Coronation Medal]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Tory |url=https://gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/5431-9785 |access-date=2025-10-17 |website=The Governor General of Canada |language=en}}</ref>

==Election results==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|+ [[2022 Toronto mayoral election]]
|-
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf; width:150px;"|Candidate
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;"|Votes
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;"|%
|-
! scope="row" |John Tory
|align="right"|342,158 || align="right" | 62.00
|-
! scope="row" |[[Gil Penalosa]]
|align="right"|98,525 || align="right" | 17.85
|-
! scope="row" |Chloe-Marie Brown
|align="right"|34,821 || align="right" | 6.31
|-
! scope="row" |Blake Acton
|align="right"|8893 || align="right" | 1.61
|-
! scope="row" |27 other candidates
|align="right"|67,493 || align="right" | 12.22
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''551,890'''
|'''100.00'''
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
|+ [[2018 Toronto mayoral election]]
|-
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf; width:150px;"|Candidate
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;"|Votes
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;"|%
|-
! scope="row" |John Tory
|align="right"|479,659 ||align=right| 63.49
|-
! scope="row" |[[Jennifer Keesmaat]]
|align="right"|178,193 ||align=right| 23.59
|-
! scope="row" |[[Faith Goldy]]
|align="right"|25,667 ||align=right| 3.40
|-
! scope="row" |Saron Gebresellasi
|align="right"|15,222 ||align=right| 2.01
|-
! scope="row" |64 other candidates
|align="right"|56,752 ||align=right| 7.51
|-
! scope="row" |Total
|align="right"|'''755,493''' ||align=right|'''100.00'''
|}

{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
|+ [[2014 Toronto mayoral election]]
|-
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf; width:150px;"|Candidate
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;"|Votes
! scope="col" style="background:#ddf;"|%
|-
! scope="row" |John Tory
|align="right"|394,775 ||align="right"| 40.28
|-
! scope="row" |[[Doug Ford]]
|align="right"|330,610 ||align="right"| 33.73
|-
! scope="row" |[[Olivia Chow]]
|align="right"|226,879 ||align="right"| 23.15
|-
! scope="row" |64 other candidates
|align="right"|27,913 ||align="right"| 2.84
|-
! scope="row" |Total
|align="right"|'''980,177''' ||align="right"|'''100.00'''
|}

{{CANelec/top|ON| [[Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock (provincial electoral district)|Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock]] March 5, 2009 due to resignation of [[Laurie Scott (politician)|Laurie Scott]]|percent=yes|change=yes|by=yes}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|[[Rick Johnson (Canadian politician)|Rick Johnson]]| 15,542| 43.88| +14.37}}
{{CANelec|ON|PC|John Tory| 14,595| 41.20| -8.79}}
{{CANelec|ON|Green|[[Mike Schreiner]]| 2,330| 6.58| -0.58}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Lyn Edwards| 2,112| 5.96|  -5.95}}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Jason Taylor| 280| 0.79|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Family Coalition|Jake Pothaar| 258| 0.73| +0.11}}
{{CANelec|ON|Freedom|Bill Denby| 140| 0.40|  -0.41}}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|[[John Turmel]]| 94| 0.27|}}
{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Paolo Fabrizio| 72| 0.20|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 35,423| 100.00| | }}
{{Canadian party colour|ON|Liberal|row}}
|align="left" colspan=2|[[Ontario Liberal Party|Liberal]]  '''gain''' from  [[Ontario PC Party|Progressive Conservative]]
|align="right"|'''Swing'''
|align="right"|  +11.58
|
{{Canadian election result/source|Source: Elections Ontario<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.on.ca/en-CA/Tools/ByElection2009.htm |title=By-Election 2009: Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611052132/http://www.elections.on.ca/en-CA/Tools/ByElection2009.htm |archive-date=June 11, 2014 }}</ref>}}
{{end}}

{{Election box begin | title= [[2007 Ontario general election]]: [[Don Valley West (provincial electoral district)|Don Valley West]]}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|[[Kathleen Wynne]]|23,059|50.4| -}}
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|'''John Tory'''|18,136|39.7| -}}
{{CANelec |ON |Green |Adrian Walker |2,202 |4.8 | - }}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Mike Kenny|2,135|4.7| -}}
{{CANelec|ON|FCP|Daniel Kidd|183|0.4| -}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title= [[Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey (provincial electoral district)|Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey]] by-election, March 17, 2005<br />resignation of [[Ernie Eves]]}}
{{CANelec|ON|Progressive Conservatives|'''John Tory'''|15,610|56.3}}
{{CANelec|ON|Liberal|Bob Duncanson|4,625|16.7}}
{{CANelec|ON|NDP|Lynda McDougall|3,881|14.0}}
{{CANelec |ON |Green |[[Frank de Jong]] |2,767 |10.0}}
{{CANelec|ON|FCP|Paul Micelli|479|1.7}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|William Cook|163|0.6}}
{{CANelec|ON|Libertarian|Philip Bender|135|0.5}}
{{CANelec|ON|Independent|[[John Turmel]]|85|0.3}}
{{Election box end}}
{{2003 Toronto municipal election/Mayor of Toronto}}

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/office-of-the-mayor/about-mayor-john-tory/ City of Toronto: About Mayor John Tory] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213005055/https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/council/office-of-the-mayor/about-mayor-john-tory/ |date=February 13, 2021 }}
* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=7020 Legislative Assembly of Ontario profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010052030/http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=7020 |date=October 10, 2007 }}
* [http://www1.lsuc.on.ca/LawyerParalegalDirectory/loadSingleResultPage.do?startPoint=0&currentPoint=1&iD=PVYQLBaEeFE%3D&iD=1242152467146 Law Society of Upper Canada Record] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706192353/http://www1.lsuc.on.ca/LawyerParalegalDirectory/loadSingleResultPage.do?startPoint=0&currentPoint=1&iD=PVYQLBaEeFE=&iD=1242152467146 |date=July 6, 2011 }}
* [https://wayback.archive-it.org/4707/*/http://www.johntory.ca/ John Tory - 2014 Toronto Mayoral Collection] - Web archive created by the University of Toronto Libraries

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