I like paying taxes.
I like paying taxes because I like having the potholes fixed and the garbage picked up.
I want my tax dollars to deliver the best value. Things that are core to the city’s functioning well should not be privatized, they should be optimized, for both cost and quality control, and that includes professional services..
Are we spending money on the right thing? Toronto’s 2026 operating budget was $18.9 Billion. Its 10 year Capital Budget Plan is $63.1 Billion. Here’s an overview of the operating budget.
These services are necessary. Some of them also benefit the people who work here but do not live here. What Toronto needs is more ways to raise money, which may actually lower your taxes.