How to make sense of Toronto’s 2023 budget

Guest: Ed Keenan, city columnist

A few months ago, Toronto Mayor John Tory was asking other levels of government to help cover $2 billion in budget shortfalls and yet, the mayor has now announced more money for police, transit safety and more. What changed? Not much. While the city is raising property taxes and making some cuts, there is a huge budget hole that will need to be dealt with eventually.

This episode was produced by Brian Bradley, Paulo Marques and Raju Mudhar.

Audio sources: Breakfast Television, CP24