- William Watson: Fix Toronto by taxing all of us? No, thanks!
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If Torontonians are fixated on Toronto, let their taxes pay for the city’s plans
By William Watson
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t is well understood across the country, though not necessarily in the city itself, that Toronto regards itself as the centre of the universe. In the city, they’re unaware of much of the rest of the universe. There’s just Tee-Oh itself, as most major national media, headquartered there, subtly reinforce. The Canadian version of the famous Saul Steinberg poster of New York would show Yonge Street, Bay Street, University, Spadina, then at roughly the same scale, the Prairies, the Rockies, the Pacific Ocean, China.
How validating to Torontonians, therefore, to learn that no less a world player than the OECD is now interested in such things as how long it takes to get from downtown to the airport, how green the Toronto Islands development is and whether the Leafs will ever improve (well, not actually that last bit).
An Internet Fisherman who uses barbless hooks and this one dimensional world as a way of releasing the frustrations of daily life. This is my pond. You are welcome only if you are civil and contribute something to the ambiance. I reserve the right to ignore/publish/reject anon comments.
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