If the people of the city wanted it, that'd be fine. Here though, you have to wonder how many people have to say "It's a bad idea, and we don't want it!" enough times for him to get the message... and in what language it would get to his head.
I heard him talking about it on the radio today; in his view, people are "Just afraid of change.", but that they'll be happy once it's done. The difference is: Toronto and Ontario are younger cities, ones that don't have nearly 300 years of history in each place, each smaller city. This is just a grab for power, pure and simple.
I didn't vote for him. Unfortunately, what other people were available to vote for didn't inspire most people to vote against him, so he got into office. The man who made idiots sound intelligent during the Ice Storm of 1997 got to ruin the city even more.
At least there's one silver lining to this black cloud: next municipal election, there'll be 25 other candidates who can run, all the mayors put out of work by this. Finally, we'll be rid of the worst mayor in our city's history.