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Toronto’s 2013 budget: The Impact of Zero on City Services
December 10, 2012 by
City staff is recommending that Toronto City Councillors approve an operating budget that increases spending by less than 0.5 percent for the second year in a Continue Reading…
Toronto budget 2011 tightens fiscal screws on housing / homelessness even as waiting list grows
January 10, 2011 by
Toronto's affordable housing waiting list sky-rocketed to an all-time high of 76,549 households by the end of December of 2010. Despite the growing need, the Continue Reading…
TO housing wait list grows to 87,486 households as Council debates cuts to housing and homelessness
January 16, 2013 by
Toronto’s affordable housing wait list was a staggering 87,486 households in December 2012, up 6.5% from the 82,138 households in December 2011. Toronto Continue Reading…
The Toronto 300 speak out on city's Core Services Review
August 11, 2011 by
The Wellesley Institute joined about 300 other organizations and individuals who offered expert views on the implications to the City of Toronto of significant Continue Reading…
The Real Cost of City Cuts
November 22, 2011 by 2 Comments
In the City of Toronto’s drive to address the budget deficit, a number of proposals for service cuts have been brought forward. Unfortunately, many of the Continue Reading…
Rushed Policy Process Leaves No Opportunity For Due Diligence
July 28, 2011 by
While we understand the City’s fiscal pressures, the Wellesley Institute has concerns about the compressed nature of this year’s budget cycle. Typically, Continue Reading…
Quality Jobs, Living Wages And Fair Wages In Toronto
April 23, 2013 by
Toronto’s labour market is challenging for many workers who are seeking secure, high quality jobs. These labour market conditions, as described in the staff Continue Reading…
One size user fees don’t fit all
April 4, 2012 by
Today’s edition of the Globe and Mail reports about community anger about new user fees for the use of Toronto’s municipal playing fields. The health Continue Reading…
Mapping Toronto’s Terrain: Perspectives On What Has Fractured Our City
January 23, 2013 by
The Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance (IMFG), a U of T think tank that tries to demystify and improve municipal governance systems, has released a Continue Reading…
