05-28-2023, 10:47 AM
(05-28-2023, 09:42 AM)tomh009 Wrote: I have no data on Toronto vs other cities but resistance to property tax increases is not unique to either Toronto or to suburban voters, and many (most?) politicians are very averse to increasing property taxes. And the provincial government is unwilling to provide additional funding from provincial income taxes.
So, in this case, I would argue that correlation does not necessarily mean causation.
Correlation doesn't imply causation, but fortunately, we do in fact have a record of the causation: the voting records. It is the suburban councillors who have been driving the austerity policies.
That being said, I do agree that all Ontario cities have had austerity problems and it is only those which have been able to grow unrestricted which haven't suffered as much for it.