After more than a decade of conservative mayors and their right-leaning policies, Toronto has suddenly found itself run by a chief magistrate with deep NDP ties and a focus on social justice.
Last summer’s sudden, dramatic shift in the political orientation of the person running city hall — from former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader John Tory to ex-NDP MP Oliva Chow — sent 25 councillors scrambling, eager to define their new roles and build council support for their issues.