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AGAR: Unsaved millions mean residents don’t matter at city hall

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Toronto budget chief Shelley Carroll conducted a mock budget session with listeners on Newstalk1010 Toronto .

She was asked why Toronto still adheres to a policy that only allows contracts — on an estimated $1.65 billion in construction — to companies whose workers belong to a group of favoured unions.

A report, Better Choices for Toronto : Finding Money in Open Tendering for Safety and Mental Health, outlines the experience of the City of Hamilton , which ended its cozy deal with favoured unions in 2019 .

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69

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informal

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English

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38

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