Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon (Ward 32) says there should be a limit on Council terms. Her suggestion is that a councillor be limited to two four-year terms. It is one of a number of reforms possible for City Council. A much more urgent one is ranked voting in which electors choose both a first and second-choice candidate. That permits an “instant run-off” which guarantees a victor who has a majority of the popular vote. At present, Council has many councillors who were elected with 28 to 38 percent of the vote. That was the case in South Bayview Wards 26 and 27 in 2010. Toronto Star
