Freeland referred to billions of dollars in federal aid that Ottawa has given the city since the Liberal government came to power in 2015, as well as billions given to the province, saying it’s now up to those two levels of government to meet the city’s needs.
  • TemporaryBoyfriendEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    As a former resident of downtown Toronto… Property taxes are a joke. They should crank up property taxes on any property that isn’t a primary residence to close the gap. Fuck the short-term-rental hoarders. I’ve always told my city councillor that I wanted to live in a nice, clean city where everyone gets their needs met, and pools and parks are open and staffed appropriately – and that higher property taxes were an acceptable way to make that happen.

    • Avid AmoebaEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      Renters in non-rent-controlled buildings would love this idea.

        • Avid AmoebaEnglish
          5·
          1 year ago

          I don’t know about a house but yeah, it should force landlords with unsustainable costs to sell. 😅

          • TemporaryBoyfriendEnglish
            3·
            1 year ago

            That’s precisely the point. Get residential homes out of the hands of speculators and into the hands of families.

      • heartlessevil@lemmy.oneEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Even with rent control they would just evict the tenants. There is no such thing as trickle down

    • gianniEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      That’s the plan! We can expect to see an increase in property taxes now that Olivia Chow is elected.

  • zephyreksEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago

    If only the province and city could actually agree on something

      • tempestEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        At this point I’m not even sure which brand of conservative is more detrimental, the ones talking to the sky man that tells them to hate the gays or the ones that can be bought and sold for pennies on the dollar and mess with government out of spite.