2. William L. Mackenzie, 1st mayor of Toronto, led armed insurrection against colonial rule, leading to his exile & hanging of 2 followers
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3. Jim Powell, 5th mayor, shot at Mackenzie at point blank range, gun malfunctioned.
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5. Sam McBride, 41st mayor, grabbed a councillor by the throat and banged his head against the wall.
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6. Ralph Day, 46th mayor, denied welfare to families of Italian Canadians interred in war.
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7. Until 1972, almost all Toronto mayors belong to violently anti-Catholic Orange Order.
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8. Mel Lastman, 62nd mayor of Toronto, welcomed Yo-Yo Ma to city by playing a yo yo. Also made jokes about African cannibalism.
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9. What I'm saying here is that Rob Ford isn't a complete anomaly in Toronto history.
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10. Tempted to make up stuff, like time Nathan Phillips shot up heroin with William Burroughs & tried to destroy home movie.
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11. Anyways, highly recommend latest issue of Literary Review of Canada, lots of meaty stuff in there: http://reviewcanada.ca/
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12. Hey, that Michael Valpy essay on Toronto history I shamelessly ransacked is online: http://reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2014/10/pretty-mean-city/ …
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13. Should repeat most of my tweets in this spiel were quotes and paraphrases of Valpy.
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