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Mayor Olivia Chow’s plans for homeless encampments, tax fiascos and dangerous dogs

Mayor Olivia Chow’s plans for homeless encampments, tax fiascos and dangerous dogs

FromThis Matters


Mayor Olivia Chow’s plans for homeless encampments, tax fiascos and dangerous dogs

FromThis Matters

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Length:
50 minutes
Released:
Apr 11, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Guest: Olivia Chow, mayor News over the last couple of weeks around city hall has been heavy on tax worries and mix-ups — thousands of bills sent out for vacant home taxes for occupied properties and concerns about a proposed stormwater fee. Mayor Olivia Chow explains what she thinks went wrong and how she plans to fix it (and “start from scratch” on the vacant home system). She also discusses her plan to deal with the growing number of homeless encampments in parks that have spread around the city, recent Toronto Police Association criticism of her about a letter some councillors signed, provincial and federal announcements on housing, and what the city should be doing about dangerous dogs. Plus, Chow shares how she herself had to appeal a vacant home tax bill on her own house. What would you like to hear on Toronto Star podcasts? Let us know in this survey and you can enter to win a $100 gift card.
Released:
Apr 11, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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The world is changing every day. Now, more than ever, these questions matter. What’s happening? And why should you care? This Matters, a daily news podcast from the Toronto Star, aims to answer those questions, on important stories and ideas, every day, Monday to Friday. Hosts Saba Eitizaz and Raju Mudhar talk to experts and newsmakers about the social, cultural, political and economic stories that shape your life.