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Sep 2023
37m 38s

A history of violence and other Toronto ...

TORONTO STAR
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Guest: Mark Maloney, author

Mark Maloney is the author of the book "Toronto Mayors," which profiles all 65 people who've held the city's top job. He joins "This Matters" to talk about the rogues gallery of scandalous scoundrels in our past, share who he considers the Mount Rushmore of best (and most beloved) mayors and give his thoughts on the city's recurring state of explosive growth and underfunded infrastructure.

This episode was produced by Edward Keenan, Paolo Marques and Julia De Laurentiis Johnston.

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