In June, the province of Ontario got a new premier: Doug Ford. He won the position in a landslide and has a "majority government." That means he has more votes than all of the other political parties put together, and it gives him a lot of power to get things done.

Recently, he used that power in a way that has upset some people.

It all began when Ford announced that he was going to reduce the number of city councillors in Toronto from 47 to 25. Toronto is one of the largest cities in Ontario. (A city councillor is an elected, local community leader.)

Ford says having fewer councillors will make the city run better.

But people who don't agree with Ford say he is only doing it because he doesn't like some of the Toronto councillors. They say it's not a business move--it's personal.

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