"I think you need to slow it down and you need to make sure there's infrastructure to take care of the people that are there." And so it's a balancing act between a budget that we have X amount and the infrastructure we need." Or a local political culture stubbornly keeping to a tax structure that works better for a bedroom community than a major city? Andy Yan, director of SFU's City Program, says Surrey needs to have a broader political discussion about where to set the level of property taxes. Meanwhile, the big political story of the week is the city's decision to prioritize a 'world-class' track and field stadium.

Source: CBC News January 19, 2019 15:01 UTC