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The City of Toronto has some of the strictest regulations in Ontario regarding the placement of those ubiquitous election signs that come with every election. For example, election signs can only be put up on October 4, 2010, three weeks before Election Day. In many suburban municipalities, such as Vaughan and Oakville, signs went upContinue readinghttp://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/5063754024_c8bfffb3a5_z.jpg