The often controversial topic of amalgamation has come up at Moncton City Council. Councillors met for a Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday to consider what feedback the City of Moncton wants to provide to the provincial government about municipal reform. The idea of amalgamation was discussed not only for this region but also what it might look like for areas surrounding Fredericton and Saint John. Moncton mayor Dawn Arnold says in terms of elected representation, the tri-communities actually have as many councillors as Canada’s largest city. “Think about Toronto with 2.7 million people and they have 25 municipal councillors. So 108,000 people have one representative.”