{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Spacing Montreal","provider_url":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal","author_name":"Devin Alfaro","author_url":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/author\/devin\/","title":"Too many councillors in Montreal? - Spacing Montreal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"EzLgVYTSBI\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2011\/01\/17\/too-many-councillors-in-montreal\/\">Too many councillors in Montreal?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/montreal\/2011\/01\/17\/too-many-councillors-in-montreal\/embed\/#?secret=EzLgVYTSBI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Too many councillors in Montreal?&#8221; &#8212; Spacing Montreal\" data-secret=\"EzLgVYTSBI\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","description":"An argument that has been circulating in the media lately is that Montreal is &#8220;over governed&#8221; because it has too many elected officials. Various commentators and organisations, such as the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal, have\u00a0come out in favour of reducing the number of city councillors. The eccentric Michel Br\u00fbl\u00e9, editor and possible long-shotContinue reading","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2011\/01\/hotel-de-ville.jpg"}