That's not true at all. John Tory's majority on council is made up almost exclusively of suburban councillors - he systematically excludes any downtown councillors from having any say in anything and won't let any of them even sit on the public works committee. Under Tory and before him under Ford, Toronto has been run by and for the suburbs and downtown has been screwed every step of the way
Here is a map showing the vote from the most recent Toronto budget, debated in Feb. 2017. John Tory won the vote by a 26-17 margin with two absentees. The councillors voting yes represent the green wards, the no voters are from the red wards, and the absentees are beige.
