Toronto's latest councilor resigns hours after she is appointed

Toronto'sDistrict 1The woman appointed as a councilor is a few hours after being appointed as the majority of city council members, until the end of her current term. I resigned.

Rosemary Brian has resigned as the successor to the former Coun. Michael FordAfter gay past social media posts surfaced.

Posts were shared on Twitter by news website and podcast networkCanadaland'ss news editor Jonathan Goldsbie.

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"I'm Brian in a statement on Friday evening, so many past social media posts I made have now been thrown against decades of community efforts. It's been devastating.

"I don't want to make anyone in our city feel unloved or part of our community."

Brian applied to fill the seats of Ford's old council during the rest of the council's term21 The city said it was selected from a number of candidates. She told the councilor that she was working in an army of salvation.

She stayed there until November 14th.

Brian was also the appointed third council for the rest of her term.

Previously, the Toronto City Council appointed a former council. Joe Mihevc sits in the NDPMPP Kristyn Wong-Tam seat instead of Joe Cressy and Robin Buxton Potts.

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Twenty-one of the 23 councilors who attended Friday voted in favor of Brian's appointment, and Michael Ford was his uncle, Prime Minister Dougford. It was the same day that I was appointed to. , Working as Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism in Ontario.

"These posts are not accepted by Toronto City Council members," said John Tory, Mayor of Toronto, in a statement. He said he wouldn't have voted for Brian if he had known her social media post before.

"I completely disagree with the view of homosexual or trance hatred. I absolutely support the residents of 2SLGBTQ +," he said. "City council members are expected to set an example for consistency with our shared values."

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Tory Said that after the reassessment, local government officials would consider the process of reviewing the appointed person.

"Before today's discussion, I realize that the councilors were unaware of these posts. Now I realize that many didn't vote for me. "I will." Brian said.

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