In theory, Toronto city staff were supposed to execute the purchase of a large, vacant commercial building in the eastern suburb of Scarborough in late October without anyone finding out about it. For a city bureaucracy not exactly known for its ability to keep secrets, it was a tall order. Before the sale had been completed, a television reporter named Alan Carter was standing in front of the building in question with a story so juicy it ran as an exclusive on Toronto’s CityNews.
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Carter had just confirmed his tip — that the city was buying the building at 2535 Gerrard St. E. for “an 80-bed men’s shelter.” The local city councillor, Parthi Kandavel, told Carter he was completely blindsided by the revelatio
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