I've lived in Toronto for more than 40 years, and I don't remember the spouses of mayors ever being a big thing.
Except perhaps for Marilyn Lastman, but for all the wrong reasons.
From the Brantford Expositor:
35 years ago 1977
The Brantford detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police reported today that only one person had been charged during the weekend for having a radar-warning device in his car.
No similar charge was laid by city police.
The detectors, which have been banned by the provincial government, were confiscated from the drivers who were given $68 tickets.
Police began enforcing the new law Friday. It permits a policeman, without a warrant, to stop and search a vehicle if the policeman has reasonable grounds to believe it is equipped with a radar-warning device.
Marilyn Lastman, manufacturer and distributor of Fuzzbuster devices, has said she will take legal action against the province because she thinks the law is unconstitutional.
It is still legal to sell such devices, but Mrs. Lastman says sales have dropped since use of the detectors became illegal.
Her firm, Lyntronics Ltd., has laid off some employees."
PS: I wonder if the police still do this?
