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Originally Posted by jlousa
Hmm that Rob Ford guy seems just as bad as Gregor just in the opposite direction. If we ever want to amalgamate it will need to occur with centre governments in power over a period of time. Does anyone foresee Burnaby's current council wanting to join with anyone? I don't imagine Diana Watts would be too interested either. It certainly makes sense but it's just not in the cards anytime soon.
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That didn't make a difference in TO's case. Harris wanted it done, and it was done over the objections of the respective mayors. Right or wrong, it's estimated to have saved about
$136 million a year.
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