Your Property Tax Increase

The first draft of the City's proposed property tax rate for this year is going to be presented by Mayor Chow Feb 1st, with City council meeting to approve the final budget on Feb. 14

“Chow may be testing the waters by not directly endorsing the 10.5 per cent hike. And she's certainly urging people to tell her what they think of the budget.” (CBC Toronto)

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Contentious Bill 23 considered to be Draconian - what you can do while appeals are being created

Ontario Bill 23, created by the Doug Ford Provincial Government, was passed by the Legislature on November 28, 2022, This is considered a “dangerous bill which, among other things, decimates the Greenbelt that I helped to create as your Member of Provincial Parliament and severely reduces local planning authority and funding for affordable housing.” — Councillor Mike Colle, Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence.

It is important that everyone is aware of the effects that this Bill will have in the City of Toronto and across the entire Province.

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