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It was easy enough, amid all the hype and excitement, to let certain things slide. There was basketball to watch, after all, a team to follow and love and a title to celebrate for days.

But the basketball season is over now. The parade, but a memory — of sweat and crowds and chugging rosé. The city can’t sleep forever. Some problems never die.

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Over all the joy and hangovers of the Toronto Raptors remarkable run, one question always lingered. By last week’s parade, it had become impossible to ignore.

It was out there again, in the sun, on parade day. It had been there all along, at every game and celebration. You couldn’t miss it if you tried.

It was Toronto Mayor John Tory’s jacket. And after all the partying and ever-presence, the people needed to know: Does it stink or what?

The National Post never shies from the difficult questions of public life. It stands, as an institution, for boldness and rigour. So when I, a lowly cog in the Post machine, saw Tory wearing the jacket again during the parade I knew I had to find out.