Public Funding
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Toronto’s medical officer ‘at a loss for words’ over public health funding cutsDr. Eileen de Villa says public health initiatives appear to be invisible when they work because they prevent disease, so it is easy to take them for granted.HealthApr 24, 2019
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Victoria city councillor wants less decking the halls with boughs of hollyCity councillor Ben Isitt has asked city staff to formally review Victoria's seasonal decorations.CanadaDec 11, 2018
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Low subsidy, lack of dedicated revenue sources hurting Toronto’s transit system: studyThe lack of a designated revenue stream for transit, which almost every other city looked at in the study has for providing stable and predictable funding, is hurting Toronto's potential for growth, CodeRedTO said.PoliticsNov 20, 2018
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When the ‘other people’s money’ that builds sports stadiums is actually oursUsing public money has been a feature of sports in the United States since the 1950s, even though economists are almost unanimous in finding that cities receive little economic benefit from stadiums.CommentarySep 8, 2018
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