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Feb 21 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
#StarExclusive: Toronto’s election season is soon to start. In at least one key ward, there will be a vacancy.

Former school board trustee Ausma Malik is ready to run again, and says Toronto city council needs to better reflect the city it represents.
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After the city lost its legal bid to overturn provincial legislation that altered the city’s election, Toronto will once again see a 25-mega-ward election that benefits longstanding councillors looking to keep a grip on their ward seats.
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Former TDSB trustee Ausma Malik ran a campaign of mutual support with Joe Cressy in 2018 to represent what was then a split ward in the core before Ford intervened. She dropped off the ballot after the ward she planned to run in was eliminated.
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With Coun. Joe Cressy tapping out after two terms as a downtown councillor, the Star earlier reported, the Spadina-Fort York ward in the heart of the city is anyone’s to claim.
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Ausma Malik said she’s seen opportunity for positive change in neighbourhoods and also growing needs. She still firmly believes “progressive change” is needed on council.
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Malik’s renewed bid for council also resumes the conversation about the diversity of a council that is largely white, largely made up of homeowners, and mostly male.
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Malik, 37, the director of advocacy and organizing at the Atkinson Foundation, is a staunch progressive who has been unapologetic about her push for city-building.
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