The mayor of Canada's largest metropolis has stepped down after acknowledging he had an affair with a former staffer.
Toronto Mayor John Tory mentioned at a late Friday evening information convention that he developed a relationship with an worker in his workplace.
The 68-year-old was generally known as a straight-laced, buttoned-down reasonable conservative — nearly the polar reverse of earlier Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, whose time period was tormented by scandals involving public ingesting and unlawful drug use.
"I acknowledge that allowing this relationship to develop was a severe error in judgment on my half," Tory mentioned after the Toronto Star reported on the affair.
"It got here at a time when Barb, my spouse of 40-plus years and I had been enduring many prolonged durations aside whereas I carried out my tasks throughout the pandemic," he mentioned.
"Consequently, I've determined I'll step down as mayor so I can take the time to replicate on my errors and to do the work of rebuilding the belief of my household."
Tory was first elected mayor in 2014, partially on a promise to revive respectability to the workplace after the turbulent time period of Ford. Tory just lately gained a 3rd time period.
Rob Ford's four-year tenure as mayor of Canada's largest metropolis was marred by his ingesting and crack cocaine use. He later died from a uncommon type of most cancers.
Tory mentioned he's "deeply sorry" to the individuals of Toronto.