Mayor-elect Rob Ford at his victory speech at theToronto Congress Centre in Toronto on Oct. 25, 2010, after winning the election.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Right-wing councillor Rob Ford swept into the mayor's office Monday night on promises to slash city spending, cut taxes, kill the expansion of streetcar routes in Toronto's suburbs and make the city more business friendly.
With a clear mandate but few natural allies on council, what can we expect from Mr. Ford and the next four years at City Hall? How does he build consensus? How easily can he move forward on his agenda?
Our Toronto City Hall bureau staff joined us for a live chat Tuesday. Bureau chief Kelly Grant, reporter Anna Mehler Paperny and columnist Marcus Gee took your questions in the live blog below.
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