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TheStar.com - Tories eye new moves to help cities:

The Conservative party is expected to announce a "cities" agenda during the next election campaign to address what leader Stephen Harper now indicates privately he recognizes is a distinct need. The Tory leader met for 45 minutes in private yesterday with members of the Toronto Board of Trade's board of directors. He was invited by the group to First Canadian Place to talk about fiscal imbalance and, specifically, about a new deal for Toronto. In a candid one-hour session with a board that has long argued for an improved funding arrangement for the city, the Conservative leader confided that his party was interested in helping Toronto, sources said.