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Randall Denley: Ontario’s weakening of local powers assumes the province always knows best. It doesn’t
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Randall Denley: Ontario's weakening of local powers assumes the province always knows best. It doesn't
Ontario is unique in Canada for having strong mayor powers, although many large American cities do
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By Randall Denley
Published Jun 04, 2026
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Ontario has long operated on the principle that people would have a meaningful measure of control over what was happening in their own communities, but under Premier Dou…
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