Statistics Canada data shows more than 50,000 Toronto residents left between July 2019 and July 2020, while surrounding areas saw a population boom. The COVID pandemic had a big part in that. But what happens to Toronto now? David Rider, Toronto Star’s city hall bureau chief, joins “This Matters” about a shrinking Toronto and the opportunities for reinvention of how this city works in the long-haul.
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