City Councillor, Jon Burnside thinks it's time to completely rethink the way Toronto residents elect city councillors.  He's proposing a 34-member council, but eight of those members would be elected city-wide.  The so-called “Executive Council” would only deal with large City issues such as transit, housing and infrastructure.  Tasha Kheiriddin talks to him more about his plan.

City Councillor, Jon Burnside thinks it's time to completely rethink the way Toronto residents elect city councillors. He's proposing a 34-member council, but eight of those members would be elected city-wide. The so-called “Executive Council” would only deal with large City issues such as transit, housing and infrastructure. Tasha Kheiriddin talks to him more about his plan.

City Councillor, Jon Burnside thinks it's time to completely rethink the way Toronto residents elect city councillors.&nbsp; He's proposing a 34-member council, but eight of those members would be elected city-wide.&nbsp; The so-called&nbsp;“Executive Council” would only deal with large City issues such as transit, housing and infrastructure.&nbsp; Tasha Kheiriddin talks to him more about his plan.

Time to completely rethink Toronto City Council: Councillor

Tasha Kheiriddin is one of Canada’s best-known writers and broadcasters. She brings an award-winning perspective to her business and politics program. You can find Tasha's writing in weekly columns for both the National Post newspaper and the online publication ipolitics.ca.

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Time to completely rethink Toronto City Council: Councillor

Time to completely rethink Toronto City Council: Councillor