Toronto City Council has voted twice on whether to host up to five preliminary-round games of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, for the low, low price of $300 million. The first vote, in April last year, passed 21-1 with four absentees — the lone opponent being veteran left-wing councillor Gord Perks. The second vote, in July, passed 21-2 with two absentees — right-wing councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong joined Perks in the lonely ranks of the opponents.
