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May 9, 2026
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Canada’s municipal councils grapple with new climates of hostility, from without and within
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POLITICS
The town and the fury
Canada’s municipal councils grapple with a new climate of hostility, from without and within
PATRICK WHITE AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY SAMMY KOGAN
WHITBY, ONT.
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
PUBLISHED MAY 9, 2026
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