Interview: John Tory discusses Toronto’s anti-gridlock blitz

Posted January 5, 2015 6:48 am.

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Mayor John Tory’s promised downtown rush-hour crackdown on illegally parked vehicles, especially delivery trucks, kicked off on Monday.

680News political affairs specialist John Stall spoke with Tory over the phone about what has become a front-burner issue for the mayor.

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