Herman Rosenfeld and myself - that be Jessica Bell - went down to City Hall and responded to the City's anti-poverty strategy, which went to the executive committee meeting on June 30. The purpose of the anti-poverty strategy is to tackle inequality in our city and make it a fairer place to live. Now the anti-poverty strategy goes to City Hall for a vote on July 7.
Toronto has spent years dealing with the consequences of underfunded public transit. Aging infrastructure, delayed repairs and subway slow zones have all placed pressure on a system that millions of Torontonians rely on. These problems cannot be fixed overnight and require sustained investment in the workers, vehicles, tracks and infrastructure that keep transit moving.