It might work for councillors, in a case where people don't like the incumbent, but don't have a single candidate to rally around. In my ward (5), it would have been okay. I was fine with either Dhaliwal or Sandhu winning but definitely didn't want Sadat winning. I was worried that those two would dilute each other's support enough that Sadat would end up winning. Fortunately he didn't, but I think it could have been an issue if he had been the incumbent, as they tend to have an advantage in municipal politics.
In the mayoral race though, we likely would have ended up with Davison and I don't think that would have been a better representation of what people want.
If we need to change the current system, then I think a run-off between the top two would be a better option than ranked ballots. Of course, then you need people to vote twice, which brings its own problems.
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