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Toronto city council voted Monday to express its opposition to a controversial bill that would cut the council nearly in half to the Ontario government.

Council also voted to request that the provincial government conduct a referendum on the number of wards and their boundaries before proceeding with legislation that would cut the number of councillors to 25 from 47.

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“Today, city council sent a strong message to Queen’s Park that it opposes the process around the change to Toronto’s ward boundaries,” Mayor John Tory said in a release.

“City council approved my call for the province to hold a binding referendum before proceeding with any changes to the Toronto ward boundaries,” Tory said.

“Change of this magnitude should always happen with a degree of consultation that allows the public to be heard and I believe a referendum will ensure that opportunity.”

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The vote followed heated debate at Toronto City Hall as local politicians weighed whether to wage a legal battle against the Progressive Conservative government.