From then-councillor Rob Ford’s address to supporters at the Toronto Congress Centre on March 26, 2010. This is the speech where he officially kicked off his mayoral campaign:
I’ve said it a million times. Toronto doesn’t have a funding problem.
Toronto has a spending problem.
City Hall is addicted to wasteful spending.
Yesterday, in an article by the Globe & Mail’s Elizabeth Church regarding the potential sale of more than 900 city-owned TCHC houses, as recommended by outgoing board chair Case Ootes.:
“I agree. Let’s sell these homes. Let’s take that revenue,†[Rob Ford] said. “Obviously, we need the money to fund next year’s budget.â€
via Ford plans to sell social housing stock to close budget deficit – The Globe and Mail.
In defence of Case Ootes, he was suggesting the sale of the homes to fund necessarily capital repairs at other TCHC properties. Ford’s desire to immediately plow revenue from asset sales into this year’s operating budget is disturbing.
Tags: budget, case ootes, housing, tchc