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Council was doing so well this past Tuesday when they agreed to at least go along with a motion by Cllr. Stephen Holyday to only oppose the proposed cuts to public health this year — instead of forever.

For there is an argument to be made that the cost-sharing arrangements were imposed by the province, without warning, after the 2019 city budget was finalized — and that the city will be left scrambling to compensate for the loss in funding.

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But then they had to go and also vote 16-10 in favour of using city advertising locations to advise Torontonians of the health impacts of the proposed funding cuts.

I guess that means, as Cllr. Joe Cressy and Medical Officer of Health Eileen De Villa keep insisting, letting residents know (in case they haven’t picked it up on TV or in the radio and print media) that “lives will be at risk.”

It took me until Thursday morning to get a feel from city spokesman Brad Ross where and what will be advertised.