From Deficit to Discipline: Toronto’s Budget Bounceback
Toronto’s finances are stabilizing. How Mayor Chow inherited a $1.8B shortfall and turned it into a $600M improvement in just one year.
Toronto’s finances are stabilizing. How Mayor Chow inherited a $1.8B shortfall and turned it into a $600M improvement in just one year.
From water services to parks, to waste collection, the city has been working hard to restore service, reliability, accountability & confidence in Toronto’s public services.
A grassroots network of 25 Community Fridges across Toronto is providing free, fresh food to over 500 families weekly, reducing food waste and relieving hunger for many.
After three years of dedicated volunteer work, High Park’s oak savannah ecosystem is thriving again with native plants and wildlife returning to the area.
A free coding bootcamp in Regent Park has graduated its 200th student, with 85% finding employment in Toronto’s tech sector within six months.
Mayor Olivia Chow called Premier Doug Ford personally to assist the City of Toronto with snow clearing a sign of a new, more collaborative approach to getting things done.