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COAT OF SECRECY: City bureaucrats wanted public in dark about symbol’s removal

“We want to be proactive and transparent about sharing this good news story about how the city is righting wrongs and furthering reconciliation. If we don’t, there is risk that it will look like we are trying hide this.”

That advice was given in October by Kristin McKinnon, of the city’s communications division, to a group of municipal staff planning to remove the Etobicoke coat of arms and other historic symbols from city property.That advice was given in October by Kristin McKinnon, of the city’s communications division, to a group of municipal staff planning to remove the Etobicoke coat of arms and other historic symbols from city property.

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