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On their way to another significant victory over the forces of the Rob Ford administration, Councillor Joe Mihevc, a stalwart of the left, spoke about the ills of contracting out city cleaning jobs to a company that pays lower wages.

It is not, he argued, about “union jobs,” but rather a “fundamental issue of social justice.” A few seats away, Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday used his hands to imply his political opponent’s nose was growing, like Pinocchio.

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Later, the deputy mayor, a stalwart of the right, could barely contain his frustration at what is clearly Mayor Rob Ford’s slipping grasp of the City Hall agenda.

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“The right never had control of City Hall. There’s no doubt about that,” the deputy mayor lamented, before council dealt a blow to the Mayor’s outsourcing endeavors. “At least with Rob Ford the political will to try is there, whether he controls enough votes on council is another matter. But it’s not his fault if he doesn’t, people who were here were duly elected,” he said. “My advice to the taxpayer is don’t send us any more activists, don’t send us any more unionists, don’t send us any more cyclists. Send us some people down here with good common sense who just want to manage the city’s affairs. That’s what is needed.”