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   From: none@present.com   
      
   Toronto should have seen this coming   
      
   I’m no fan of Ford and his whacko clan.   
      
   [...]   
      
   But man oh man, council had it coming. And Ford wasn’t far wrong when he   
   slammed Toronto council as “the most dysfunctional political arena in the   
   country.”   
      
   Forty-four councillors — which would have been expanded to 47 for the   
   upcoming election — is unwieldy and unnecessary, a mosh pit of screechy   
   voices since amalgamation in the ’90s, subsequent ward boundary   
   redistribution and court decisions upholding the prioritizing of   
   representation to balance out voter parity. A 2016 consultant report that   
   recommended the 47-member option claimed voter parity would be reached by   
   the 2026 election, when Toronto is expected to reach a population of 3.2   
   million from its current 2.8 million.   
      
   https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2018/07/27/toron   
   o-should-have-seen-this-coming.html   
      
   So the ward map that Ford blew up would have been fair two elections down   
   the road, but in the meantime would screw the suburbs?  Good riddance.   
      
   And that council meeting that started last Monday?  It's expected to wrap up   
   today.   
      
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