Canadians outside Toronto snickered when its media began discovering chinks in the city’s armor. Crime. Pollution. Traffic. High prices. A shortage of affordable housing. Drugs. All that big-city stuff. Something was wrong with Toronto, Toronto suddenly discovered.By CHARLES GORDON5 min
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