TUNE INTO THE TOWN PANEL: TORY’S PROPERTY TAX INCREASE

Libby Znaimer is joined by David Crombie, Former Mayor of Toronto, Karen Stintz, CEO of Variety Village and Lauren O’Neil, Senior News Editor of BlogTO.

There’s plenty to talk about today: Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced a property tax hike, he’s also getting a 37 per cent increase to his own office budget. Yesterday, Libby asked the Chair of the Budget Committee, Councillor Gary Crawford, as well about a 31 per cent increase in food costs for city-owned long-term care homes but with food inflation being at 11.4 per cent, Libby asked him how he got to that number and he responded by saying he’ll have to go back and check on the math. Our panel reacts to the latest.

FORD GOVERNMENT TO APPEAL COURT RULING ON LTC LAWSUIT

Libby Znaimer is joined by Melissa Miller, Partner at Howie, Sacks and Henry LLP.

The Ford government is appealing an Ontario Superior Court ruling to allow a class-action lawsuit against the province over COVID-19 long term care deaths during the pandemic. The lawsuit claims that 3,836 residents, workers, volunteers and visitors died ‘needlessly’ while 23-thousand became seriously ill. Our legal experts reacts to the latest news.

TORONTO RANKS POORLY WHEN IT COMES TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION

Libby Znaimer is joined by Shoshanna Saxe, Associate Professor in the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering at the University of Toronto.

Toronto was just ranked seventh in the world for municipalities with the worst traffic congestion. According to a traffic analytics company, commuters in the GTA, on roads and highways, lost an average of 118 hours in 2022. Shoshanna reacts to the ranking and explains the factors that are contributing to the problem. And, we want to know what your daily commute in the City is like.