The Supreme Court will hear arguments from the City of Toronto Tuesday in its bid to overturn the Ontario government’s decision to slice City Council in half in the middle of the 2018 election campaign. It will be months before the court renders a decision but a fundamental of Canada’s constitution has to be dealt with in some way. Namely, that the provinces control and dispose of municipalities any way they like. It’s for this reason apparently that the Attorney General of Canada will be represented at today’s hearing. Many believe that the newly-elected Ford government acted vindictively against Toronto but there are national issues to be considered. We’ll hear the arguments soon.
