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Public Works chairman Denzil Minnan-Wong is not running for mayor.

The long-time Don Valley East councillor, one of the fieriest critics of Mayor Rob Ford at the height of his crack scandal, had for months told reporters he was mulling over his options.

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On Thursday, he registered to seek re-election for Ward 34. “I’m running for council because I think there are a lot of things to do,” said Mr. Minnan-Wong.

“It serves the city’s interests to get a fiscally conservative mayor,” he said. “As a fiscal conservative, the field is very crowded, and the last thing I would like to see is to go back to the days of David Miller.”

He is not endorsing anyone for mayor at this time.

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