Budget before and after

City Hall Watcher #162: Comparing Toronto's 2022 budget with a budget from the before times, a look at the high cost of our elevated expressway, big zoo plans & more

Happy Valentine’s! I choo-choo-choose you to read this newsletter. I’ve got a preview of Toronto’s 2022 budget debate, which will take place this Thursday. It includes a series of charts comparing this year’s budget with the 2019 budget, which was the city’s last real budget before COVID swept in, and the first budget of this Council term. It makes for …