Tory outlines grim service cuts facing Toronto without immediate aid

Toronto Mayor John Tory is urging the provincial and federal governments to commit more financial aid for Canada's largest city: "Encouraging words don't buy childcare and they don't buy transit service and they don't buy help for the homeless — they don't buy anything."

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31 comments

  1. Just ask Lord Emperor Trudeau. He’s been giving away 50 million a day! Here’s a better idea: Send China the Bill because this virus leaked from their Lab. That’s the only narrative that matters

    1. There’s not enough evidence to support your claim but you’re right in saying China has to face some consequences here. Write off our debt to them or something.

    1. @Kate I’m sorry, you will need to be more specific. It happens so frequently. However Alberta doesn’t call it socialism. They only use that word when money LEAVES their province…not when it enters.

  2. Does this mean theyll stop watering tree stumps? Don’t count on Toronto to find anything but token “savings” from their bloated budgets.

  3. Should have thought about that before the irresponsible and NOT supported by science extended lock down. What happened to flatten the curve, ensure medical capability.

  4. The data about mental health, children and suicide caused by the lockdown now appears to have more damaging effects then Covid. Ya both suck. It’s a conversation we need to have.

  5. Raise taxes. Toronto can afford it. Then cut back on spending. Cut back on TTC services. Last year’s ridership is not coming back. Introduce a Toronto sales tax. Use the tools you have and stop begging for handouts. I don’t want my tax dollars to go to services I don’t use. Roll back city council raise you voted for yourselves. Tsk tsk! Close down city hall and use zoom. In 2018 Toronto council decided to double their councillor office budget to $428000 per year per councillor. Toronto has 26. This was done after Ford cut the number councillors by half. Plus they get a lot perks. Tory you are already rich. Donate your salary to healthcare workers.

    1. Honestly…. but u know for a fact these swine will get paid every cent plus bonuses.. they dont care about debt…

  6. It turns outs when you close down all businesses, put everyone on unemployment, and tell landlords they cannot collect revenue, the city and government can’t collect taxes either.
    Where will you get all the money to fund the hospitals and pay essential workers? The trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money.

    1. China will probably buy the Canadian debt. Thats the only way that they will push through 5G on all these countries in incredible debt.. .. 100% China can buy out everyone if it came down to it…

  7. Rewards to poor stewardship does not mean all of Canada has to pay. Poor fiscal management.

    1. OMG that’s too funny, I can’t stand this guy, loves to hear himself talk everyday, he’s the male version of a Karen loves to tell everyone what to do. Remember when not supporting Chinese restaurants was racist?

  8. Halting the use of land and local regulations that are a bottomless pit that caused property prices and rents to skyrocket resulted in a financial cancerous tumor that is destroying its host.

  9. Ask whoever is funding CERB
    You think that’s public purse?!
    LMFAO
    we have free healthcare we don’t have that kinda reserve
    GURRRRRRRRRRRRRL!

  10. As a Canadian Citizen, I call for the entire Toronto City counsel with the exception of the mayor, to be layed off effective immediately…. the reality is that they will all get their salaries and bonuses… no doubt.. while we all starve…

  11. A Liberal voting city looking for the rest of Canada to bail it out..Hogs at the tough..
    Alberta has NO MORE MONEY to give..

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