The Mayor says sorry
Mayor John Tory has apologized for not properly wearing a mask or social distancing while he visited Trinity Bellwoods Park on Saturday.
Photos on social media showed the mayor with his mask pulled down under his chin.
This is how you set an example? Tory at Trinity? pic.twitter.com/YFE0bBReLu
— Dani Elwell (@danielwell00) May 24, 2020
In a statement released Sunday, Tory said, "I want to apologize for my personal behaviour yesterday. I visited Trinity Bellwoods Park to try to determine why things were the way they were.
I fully intended to properly physically distance but it was very difficult to do. I wore a mask into the park but I failed to use it properly, another thing I'm disappointed about.
These were mistakes that I made and as a leader in this city, I know that I must set a better example going forward."
As many as 10,000 jammed into Trinity Bellwoods Park Saturday, ignoring physical distancing rules.
NEWSTALK 1010 has learned that only 4 tickets were issued at the park.
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