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Comparing the number of city councillors in Toronto with US cities is difficult, because typically the incorporated bits of US cities are much smaller than Toronto. Miami has a population of 424,000, for instance, and if you were to add all the city councillors for the various incorporated cities surrounding Miami, I'm sure you'd end up with hundreds of councillors. The comparison is not useful.
The argument would be stronger if you look at, say, Ontario cities. Since Toronto has more councillors than Mississauga (11 councillors for 800,000, which is about one for every 72,000, while Toronto is around one for every 59,600), but has a lot fewer than, say, London, Ontario (14 for 350,000, or one for every 25,000). It's not an issue that I feel strongly about, one way or another. I only feel strongly that the US comparison is inappropriate.
The argument would be stronger if you look at, say, Ontario cities. Since Toronto has more councillors than Mississauga (11 councillors for 800,000, which is about one for every 72,000, while Toronto is around one for every 59,600), but has a lot fewer than, say, London, Ontario (14 for 350,000, or one for every 25,000). It's not an issue that I feel strongly about, one way or another. I only feel strongly that the US comparison is inappropriate.