Mayor John Tory's Toronto

[Jasmine18]

Why are body cams for police still on pilot testing? Shouldn't ALL police have them, especially with the recent news this week?

From link.

Police need to understand the Camera has a lot worked in their favour in a lot of cases recently as well.

Its a tool for the benefit of everyone

 

[zang]

We will not solve big societal problems without sacrifice from the obscenely rich and corporations who've gotten away for decades taking from society rather than giving to it.

There. Fixed that for you.

 

[Northern Light]

There. Fixed that for you.

Don't disagree.

Though, worth saying the progress Scandinavian nations all have higher sales taxes that what we do in Canada. So middle-income earners should expect to pay a bit more too!

 

[zang]

Don't disagree.

Though, worth saying the progress Scandinavian nations all have higher sales taxes that what we do in Canada. So middle-income earners should expect to pay a bit more too!

But that needs to come with livable minimum wages or government-approvednegotiated wages as they have in the Scandys. Greater taxation while keeping the wages at a status quo just shrinks the middle class and puts greater numbers into poverty.

 

[Towered]

But that needs to come with livable minimum wages or government-approvednegotiated wages as they have in the Scandys. Greater taxation while keeping the wages at a status quo just shrinks the middle class and puts greater numbers into poverty.

Only problem is that political parties that propose such measures don't get elected here.

 

[Northern Light]

Only problem is that political parties that propose such measures don't get elected here.

It has happened before; and it must happen again.

Voters have also shown a willingness to let politicians off-the hook for tax hikes that weren't forewarned, as long as they felt they were getting something for it.

McGuinty brought in the Health Tax; yet was re-elected, twice.

Because, at least at one point, voters felt they were getting some measure of value for money.

Where voters rebel is tax hikes with nothing to show for them.

 

[DSC]

News Release

May 29, 2020

City working with large downtown employers to extend working from home efforts, invites public input on Recovery and Rebuild efforts

Mayor John Tory announced today that the City of Toronto and a number of the city’s other major downtown employers, as well as Toronto's post-secondary institutions, will continue to support employees, where possible, to work from home until September at the earliest.

This effort is part of the work the City is doing to keep pressure off the TTC and Metrolinx as we move into the restart and recovery period, along with the ActiveTO plan to build up Toronto's bike network and the strong recommendation for all people who travel on transit to wear a mask.

Telecommuting, and a commitment to phasing-in the return of employees to work and staggering start times where possible, will help businesses maintain physical distancing and reduce pressure on public transit as more businesses resume operations. The City of Toronto, as a major downtown employer, will also continue to prioritize working remotely and will encourage all staff who are able to continue to work from home as the city continues to deal with COVID-19.

The new Toronto Office of Recovery and Rebuild (TORR) has been reaching out to finance and insurance companies, universities and colleges, and other large employers to request that they return employees to the workplace in a safe and gradual way while adhering to public health guidelines. Finance and insurance employees account for approximately 12 per cent of all public transit commuters in Toronto – more than 57,000 use transit as their main mode of commuting. Over half of students at Toronto's universities and colleges also commute by transit including to downtown campuses.



The City has received commitments from several major employers to support a gradual and proactive approach to reopening and to help the City work safely towards recovery and rebuilding:

• Bank of Montreal

• Canada Life

• Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

• Centennial College

• Deloitte Canada

• EY Canada

• George Brown College

• Humber College

• KPMG Canada

• Manulife

• National Bank

• OCAD University

• PwC Canada

• Rogers Communications

• Royal Bank of Canada

• Ryerson University

• Scotiabank

• Seneca College

• Sun Life Financial

• TD Bank

• University of Toronto

• Yamana Gold Inc.

• York University

• Zurich Canada

The City is encouraging all large employers to adopt similar measures and to work with their facilities management to assess floor layouts and access to workplaces (such as use of elevators), determine how to safely meet with customers, adjust work shifts and business hours and review practices and procedures being implemented by other employers.

The City also announced today the launch of an outreach and consultation initiative to engage residents, communities and businesses, and to seek their perspectives on how the City can recover, rebuild and emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic even stronger.

Toronto’s recovery and rebuilding in the months to come will be guided by public health considerations and provincial decisions, but will also rely on residents, businesses and others sharing their unique insights on successfully restoring and rebuilding the City’s communities and social and economic infrastructure.

There are several ways to get involved:

• download a discussion guide

• provide feedback online or to TORR by June 30, or

• host a meeting or discussion – sample agendas and resources available online.

 

[W. K. Lis]

It has happened before; and it must happen again.

Voters have also shown a willingness to let politicians off-the hook for tax hikes that weren't forewarned, as long as they felt they were getting something for it.

McGuinty brought in the Health Tax; yet was re-elected, twice.

Because, at least at one point, voters felt they were getting some measure of value for money.

Where voters rebel is tax hikes with nothing to show for them.

In the 1950's, the US had high taxes (without the loopholes) for the rich. That paid for their interstate highway network.

 

[DSC]

In the 1950's, the US had high taxes (without the loopholes) for the rich. That paid for their interstate highway network.

and were involved in a Cold war arms race.

 

[Northern Light]

Stay tuned, off-street (Green P) parking rates may, finally, be on the rise.

Existing policy has, for many decades mandated rates be roughly at 75% of nearby competitor parking lots.

The proposed new policy would seek to price roughly in line w/peer private parking.

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2020/pa/bgrd/backgroundfile-147371.pdf

This will be a positive change, if adopted.

Now to do the same for Permit Parking and on-Street parking!

 

[W. K. Lis]

and were involved in a Cold war arms race.

...and a moon landing race, and polio vaccine race (see link).

 

[Jasmine18]

The green p lot prices for weekends are a bit silly cheap in some places.

 

[W. K. Lis]

The frequency of a parking fine (IE. NO PARKING, expired time, parking overnight without a permit, etc.) can sometimes be cheaper than getting an overnight parking permit. Especially if we only see the parking control officer come by once a month.

 

[SunriseChampion]

So we then allow tent cities, with lots of unsafe open drug use, open defecation and a lot of increased petty crime in the local neighbourhood?

Unsafe drugs use is a direct result of the war on drugs so demolishing encampents isn't going to solve that part of your problem.

Just sayin.

Also, do you know how much unsafe drug use happens within housed people's homes? You have people killing themselves with government-sanctioned alcohol and opioids. No need for encampments.

 

[SunriseChampion]

My logic is that if there was actual strict enforcement they would be no incentive from homeless people to set up makeshift tent cities.

So, where are they supposed to go?

Honestly, I feel like busting out a camp on a piece of park just to piss you off.

Save some money by not paying rent for a bit. I'm not getting fair value anyway. May as well live it up in a tent, sipping on 300$ bottles of wine, eating caviar, and doing cocaine with the locals.