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About Mel Lastman

Melvin Douglas "Mel" Lastman (born March 9, 1933), affectionately known as "Mayor Mel", is a former businessman and politician. He served as the mayor of the former city of North York, Ontario, Canada from 1972 until 1997. At the end of 1997, North York, along with four other municipalities, was amalgamated with the city of Toronto. Lastman ran for and won the mayoral race for the new "megacity", beating incumbent Toronto mayor Barbara Hall. Re-elected in November 2000, he served until his retirement after the 2003 municipal election.

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