13-09-2018 13:00 via thestarphoenix.com

Slashing Toronto council is national concern, Saskatoon mayor says

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s moves to reduce the size of Toronto city council during an election campaign concerns Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark.
Ford has been widely criticized for slashing the size of Toronto city council from 47 to 25 seats mid-campaign. On Wednesday, his Progressive Conservative government introduced legislation to cut council, employing the rarely used notwithstanding clause from Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The clause allows the Ford government to pa
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