Council-cutting plan ‘is about preserving democracy,’ Ford says
Protesters heckled Ontario Premier Doug Ford in the legislature on Sept. 12 as he defended his decision to push through a bill slashing Toronto city council nearly in half just days after a judge found the legislation unconstitutional.Shouts erupted from the public gallery as Ford argued he was protecting democracy by invoking a constitutional provision to override the court decision, which found his plan to cut the size of the city’s council in the middle of an election violated candidates’ and voters’ freedom of expression rights.
