Mayor Miller Accomplished Diddly Squat So Far

So why would anyone think that the next four years will be any better. All of his plans are dependent on the province/feds giving the city special funding and unless the win the lottery that doesn't seem to going to happen so the only alternatives will be to raise city taxes and institute more and higher user fees. The one thing he will not do is reduce expenses, put a freeze on hiring, contract out work or anything else that would piss off his union supporters.

Reality check

The mayor's agenda

Dec. 9, 2006. 01:00 AM

Emboldened by his enormous victory in last month’s municipal election, Toronto Mayor David Miller this week laid out an ambitious plan for the city.

Miller spoke dreamy words about building on our reputation as a creative city through events like Nuit Blanche and the Toronto International Film Festival. He vowed to continue his quest for a one-cent share of either the provincial sales tax or the federal GST. And he targeted a 20 per cent cut in pollution, new rapid transit lines in car-dependent suburbs and other improvements — all to be done while holding the line on property tax increases.

Soothing sounds, to be sure. But is it realistic or just pie-in-the-globally-warmed-sky?

The Star’s city hall team takes a close look at five of the mayor’s key goals and his chances of achieving them:

The Star Doesn't See Too Impressed