John Tory: Toronto mayor quits after affair with ex-staffer during pandemic

The politician of Canadian metropolis Toronto has resigned unexpectedly aft admitting to a narration with a erstwhile unit member.

John Tory's announcement came soon aft the Toronto Star paper reported helium had an matter with the 31-year-old pistillate - whom helium did not name.

He said the matter started during the Covid-19 pandemic and was "ended mutually by consent this year".

The 68-year-old called the narration "a superior mistake successful judgement."

In a connection Mr Tory said: "I americium profoundly sorry, and I apologise unreservedly to the radical of Toronto, and to each of those wounded by my actions.

"Most of all, I apologise to my wife, Barb and to my household who I've fto down much than anyone else," helium added.

Mr Tory said helium would enactment with metropolis employees and lawman politician Jennifer McKelvie to guarantee an orderly modulation to a caller administration.

He added: "I profoundly regret having to measurement distant from a occupation that I emotion successful a metropolis that I emotion adjacent more.

"I believe, successful my heart, it is champion to afloat perpetrate myself to the enactment that is required to repair these astir important (family) relationships arsenic well."

Mr Tory was re-elected successful 2018 and clinched a 3rd word successful bureau 4 years later.

A by-election astatine a aboriginal day and it volition beryllium held to find an elected successor to Mr Tory.