By Canadian Press

Outspoken former Toronto mayor Mel Lastman dies at age 88, premier says

Dec 11, 2021 | 6:01 PM

TORONTO — Ontario’s premier says Mel Lastman, the long-serving, often controversial former mayor of Toronto, has died. 

He was 88.

Premier Doug Ford confirmed the news in a tweet on Saturday night.

He says Lastman was “a true leader and a builder for (Toronto.)”

Lastman served as mayor of North York for 25 years before Toronto’s suburbs merged. 

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He then became the first mayor of the amalgamated Toronto — a role he held for six years. 

This report from The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 11, 2021.

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