“Toronto – Canada’s version of a Democrat run city”

The real estate slowdown in Canada’s largest city is starting to show increasing signs it’s not just a blip. Greater Toronto saw a sharp climb to its mortgage delinquency rate in Q4 2023, according to Equifax data. The share of delinquent mortgages has nearly doubled in just over a year, leading to the highest rate since 2016.

Not good for Chowtown.

As claustrophobic congestion on Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway worsens with years-long lane closures to accommodate road repairs, Ontario’s minister of transportation is suggesting around-the-clock construction could dramatically shorten the time frame.

Parts of the Gardiner, between Dufferin Street and Strachan Avenue, have been reduced by one lane in each direction for “critical rehabilitation work” for three years.

Apparently the overflow has perma-clogged all alternate routes. Guess I won’t be going downtown for 3 years at least.

In downtown Toronto in 2024, going for a run means taking your life in your hands.

You just never know when someone will attack you randomly. Sometimes it’s with a knife or syringe and sometimes it’s with the fist.

The Toronto Police Association has accused Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow of not backing officers after city councillors questioned the conduct of police who clashed with pro-Palestine demonstrators at a protest.

“We are at a loss for words when our own mayor refuses to stand by our members who have gone beyond the call of duty to police over 500 protests over the last 6 months,” the association said in an April 9 statement.

The association, which represents approximately 8,000 uniform and civilian members of the Toronto Police Service, added it had not spoken with Ms. Chow directly despite an April 5 promise that she would call. “She continues to be silent on the treatment of our members,” it said.

The rollout of the City of Toronto’s vacant home tax has been nothing short of disastrous. There’s no point trying to fix it, as it’s a flawed tax that was always going to be a mess. It needs to be axed.

The vacant home tax, now in its second year, requires an annual declaration from homeowners that they are either living in their property or renting it out for at least six months of the year. This declaration needs to be made yearly for each property a person owns.