Facing a pandemic budget apocalypse, Toronto city council members are loath to consider obvious areas for cuts, arguing that the least painful targets would not save enough money to dent the city’s colossal problem. City council in 2018 shortened the season, to early January until the end of March break. City council every years approves millions of dollars of efficiencies found through grinding budget deliberations, Tory said in an email, adding he is “encouraged” by city bailout discussions between the Ontario and federal governments. “It is too early to discuss the future of specific assets owned by the city, and programs or services that the city provides,” Tory said. David Rider is the Star’s City Hall bureau chief and a reporter covering city hall and municipal politics.

Source: thestar June 08, 2020 09:03 UTC