During a special meeting of city council on Thursday, City of Toronto staff said a lack of certainty over the number of wards amid retabling of legislation to slash the number of council positions as well as a court challenge is making it “virtually impossible” to hold a fair and accessible municipal election. Matthew Bingley explains.
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