Mel Lastman
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"Melvin Douglas "Mel" Lastman", nicknamed "Mayor Mel", is a former businessman and politician. He is the founder of the Bad Boy Furniture chain. He served as the mayor of the former city of North York, Ontario, Canada/Ontario, Canada from 1973 until 1997. At the end of 1997, North York, along with five other municipalities, was amalgamated with the city of Toronto. Lastman ran for and won the mayoral race for the new "megacity", defeating incumbent Toronto mayor Barbara Hall (politician)/Barbara Hall. Re-elected in November 2000, he served until his retirement after the Toronto municipal election, 2003/2003 municipal election.

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I am shocked. The medical evidence before us does not support this advisory. I think they are doing this city and this country a disservice.

Where's your garbage chute, Gordo? This one's for Mel.

If it's decided by politics, it's Beijing, ... If you ask the wives where they want to go, it's Paris. If you ask the athletes, it's Toronto.