Toronto has a spending problem. You know it, I know it. Even our mayoral candidates know it.
“Toronto doesn’t have a funding problem. It does have a spending problem”
- George Smitherman
“Toronto has a spending problem, not a revenue problem”- Rob Ford
It seems as if Smitherman and Ford have been drinking the same kool-aid.
The biggest challenge for our new Mayor is definitly going to be handling that beautiful budget of ours, but that’s a given. How they are going to do it is actually what we should all be worried about.
Ironically enough, today an article on some improvements to Nathan Phillips Square caught my eye. I took a closer look and what I thought was just a minor enhancement turned out to be everything but. Can someone please explain to me why we are spending $40 million dollars to give Nathan Phillips a face lift?
Alright, so it’s not the most modern or technologically impressive of places, but it’s not supposed to be either. Apparently the upgrades are going to make it a more inviting place. Well, I walk through it every day and the last thing I’m thinking is that it’s empty and cold.
Once the cold Toronto winter passes, the place is packed. It’s full of tourists taking a break from walking under the sun, kids running around playing and even couples enjoying a quiet romantic moment near the water.
There’s beauty in simplicity sometimes.
How will building yet another restaurant (that we don’t need) and creating a fancier landscape really benefit Torontonians? This multi-million dollar project is coming right out of the city’s capital budget too. Just what we need.
But hey – I’m all for an information and tourist Kiosk on Queen Street.
Let’s hope our new mayor can put this city’s money to good use because this sure isn’t a good way to start.
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