Toronto Mayor Rob Ford says city employees who don't accept a buyout package may be dismissed, despite saying during last year's election campaign that there would be no layoffs.
In an interview with the Sun News Network on Friday, Ford indicated "the last thing we want to do is put somebody out on the street," hence the buyout offer made by the city to about 17,000 municipal workers.
"Now if they don't take the package, what else do we have to do? We might have to lay them off. I don't know if we have a choice," said Ford, who is looking to aggressively pare labour costs, which account for around 48 per cent of the city's $9.4 billion budget.
But Ford said in a YouTube campaign video released last September that satisfactory labour savings could be had just through attrition.
"We'll promote from within to fill many important roles with people who already work for the city. No need for layoffs," Ford said at the time.
If you were dumb enough to elect this bully, you get what you deserve. If you didn't, I feel your pain.
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