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Doug Ford’s government gave these mayors superpowers. Here’s what happened when some mayors tried to give them back

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By Kate Allen Verified, David Rider Verified, Nathan Pilla
| Welland Tribune Verified
Every year, Newmarket Mayor John Taylor gets the same letter from Premier Doug Ford’s housing minister, he says. The letter offers Taylor strong-mayor powers, a package of unprecedented authorities introduced by Ford’s government that confers unilateral control over key municipal functions. And every year, Taylor writes back with a similar sentiment: no thank you. “I’m not trying to be adversarial,” Taylor says. “I don’t want an argument with the premier.
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Doug Ford’s government gave these mayors superpowers. Here’s what happened when some mayors tried to give them back

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By Kate Allen Verified, David Rider Verified, Nathan Pilla
| Waterloo Region Record Verified
Every year, Newmarket Mayor John Taylor gets the same letter from Premier Doug Ford’s housing minister, he says. The letter offers Taylor strong-mayor powers, a package of unprecedented authorities introduced by Ford’s government that confers unilateral control over key municipal functions. And every year, Taylor writes back with a similar sentiment: no thank you. “I’m not trying to be adversarial,” Taylor says. “I don’t want an argument with the premier.
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Doug Ford’s government gave these mayors superpowers. Here’s what happened when some mayors tried to give them back

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By Kate Allen Verified, David Rider Verified, Nathan Pilla
| The Toronto Star Verified
Every year, Newmarket Mayor John Taylor gets the same letter from Premier Doug Ford’s housing minister, he says. The letter offers Taylor strong-mayor powers, a package of unprecedented authorities introduced by Ford’s government that confers unilateral control over key municipal functions. And every year, Taylor writes back with a similar sentiment: no thank you. “I’m not trying to be adversarial,” Taylor says. “I don’t want an argument with the premier.
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