The mayor of Canada’s most populous metropolis, Toronto, has resigned after admitting to an affair with a former member of employees.
John Tory, 68, instructed a information convention late Friday that the connection, which he described as “a critical error in judgment on my half,” had begun in the course of the pandemic.
The unnamed girl left for an additional job outdoors of Metropolis Corridor in the course of the relationship, he mentioned, whereas the affair was ended “by mutual consent” earlier this yr.
“It got here at a time when Barb, my spouse of 40-plus years, and I have been enduring many prolonged intervals aside whereas I carried out my duties in the course of the pandemic,” Tory mentioned after information of the connection was first reported by the Toronto Star newspaper.
“I’m deeply sorry and apologize unreservedly to the individuals of Toronto and to all these damage by my actions together with my employees, my colleagues and the general public service,” he continued. “Most of all, I apologize to my spouse Barb and my household, whom I’ve let down greater than anybody else.”
Tory not too long ago received a 3rd time period as mayor, having first come to workplace in 2014.
