AMO Day 1: Strong mayors and beyond

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AMO DAY 1 — Strong mayors are coming to a city near you.

Beyond Ottawa and Toronto — the initial testing ground for the province-given mayoral veto powers — Premier DOUG FORD confirmed other cities will have strong mayors, too, with an eye to getting more housing built.

Ford dropped the news in a speech to municipal mayors, councillors, …