by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 29, 2007 | GTA Politics, Toronto
Fed up with fellow councillors who fulminate about their pay and perks (Michael Walker, Rob Ford, come on down), Councillor Gloria Lindsay Luby made them an offer last week. In her speech on the mayor’s tax plan (she voted with the majority to approve it), Ms....
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 23, 2007 | Canada, GTA Development, GTA Environment, GTA Politics, Public Transit, Toronto
Toronto Council has finally passed the controversial new land-transfer tax and vehicle registration tax/fee. Although a compromise was needed, Toronto should now have the stable funding that they require to run the city. Barring that the housing market does not go...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 22, 2007 | Canada, GTA Issues, GTA Politics
Toronto Council is likely to approve two new taxes later today, according to Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone. “I think that the mayor’s compromise is going to pass – that’s my sense, absolutely,” said Pantalone, who represents Ward 19 (Trinity...