What are the limits to council authority in a strong-mayor era?

Do new appointees in Niagara and Simcoe threaten local democracy? Have stronger mayors even helped to build more housing, as promised? Who will foot the bill for proposed changes to the Greater Toronto Area commuter trains? And what does the scheduled transformation of Queen's Park North say about how we imagine urban parks and public spaces in downtown Toronto? Hosts Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath parse out these questions in this week's . In "Your Column, My Column," the hosts break down what a Toronto planning dispute says about the housing crisis in Ontario, and discuss how Hamilton will be the best mayor's race in the province. Link: JMM mentioned the Toronto city report about consultations of the green space. Find it here:

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What are the limits to council authority in a strong-mayor era? is an episode from #onpoli, a TVO podcast by TVO.

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This episode was published on Apr 10, 2026.

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