NEW: Toronto can’t continue to go to other governments 'hat in hand' asking for funding, Doug Ford says.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Toronto can’t continue to go to other governments “hat in hand” asking for funding as the city grapples with a more than $900-million shortfall of cash due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“They can't just go there and think the taxpayer is going to constantly bail him out no matter if it's the municipal, provincial or federal government,” he said. “They have to start treating Toronto like they're spending their own money, then we'll see a big change.” Without aide from other governments, the city is looking at a nearly $1 billion shortfall. McKelvie suggested the city could make up some of that revenue by raising property taxes.
In the Ontario budget, which was released last week, the province did not provide municipalities with additional funding to help offset either COVID-19 or housing revenue losses. Instead, it committed $48 million in funding for Toronto’s supportive housing costs. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy said this was the city’s “top request,” although publicly there is little record of this taking place.
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