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John Sewell, the former mayor of Toronto from 1979-81, has been writing about city issues for Globe and Mail, Eye Weekly and NOW for 18 years. This week, his final column appeared in Eye, and he took the opportunity to encourage us young folks to try and inject some new blood into City Council. HeContinue readinghttp://www.rbebout.com/queen/mtc/trefpix/jsruns.jpg