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New mayor, same problems

City Hall Watcher #235: The state of the city — in charts — as Olivia Chow gets set to officially take office. Plus: budgetary DOOM!

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Matt Elliott
Jul 10, 2023
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Change is in the air. Mayor-elect Olivia Chow will make the declaration of office this Wednesday at 11 a.m., presumably by yelling in a loud voice, “I… DECLARE… OFFICE!”

After that, she’ll be Mayor Olivia Chow. I urge her not to wear that goofy chain of office. Also: don’t let anybody call you “Your Worship.” It’s weird.

Anyway, to further set the scene,…

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