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https://spacing.ca/toronto/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2014/11/toronto-election-signs.jpg20481362As the dust settles from the 2014 municipal election and political commentators begin to reflect on what happened, two common themes are emerging. First, there seems to be universal disappointment in the lack of turnover on council. Only one sitting councillor was defeated which is seen as further evidence that incumbents essentially have a “jobContinue reading