The week at Toronto City Hall for December 9 to 13, featuring a whole lot of proposed police spending, a report on rideshare wages — and a rideshare cap — and more.
"Liquid Chromatography (LC) with Mass Spectrometric (MS) Triple Quadrupole Detector". So what the heck is it? I did a little bit of research. Basically it is an instrument that breaks down complex chemical compounds into simpler components allowing them to be more easily identified. Not sure if this is going to be used by Toronto Water at the start (water purification) or end (sewage treatment) of water management.
I am sure the science boffins employed by the city will be happy. Not too many municipalities can afford to spend half a million bucks on a scientific instrument. Maybe they can rent it out to lower the cost.
"The $7.2 million project — as yet unfunded — has been deemed necessary because the police have switched to Clydesdales as their horse of choice, and they’re bigger than previous breeds and need more stall space." So it seems the issue of police bloat isn't limited just to their budget, but now to their horses even!
If only 22,000 rideshares are really in play, why don't they eliminate all the licenses that are no longer in use?Why are the rideshare companies complaining about a cap when the taxi industry has always had one?I still don't get why the cost of infrastructure degradation is not figured into the cost of a rideshare license.
"Liquid Chromatography (LC) with Mass Spectrometric (MS) Triple Quadrupole Detector". So what the heck is it? I did a little bit of research. Basically it is an instrument that breaks down complex chemical compounds into simpler components allowing them to be more easily identified. Not sure if this is going to be used by Toronto Water at the start (water purification) or end (sewage treatment) of water management.
Amazing. A lesson we'll all surely remember! Thanks for doing the research.
I am sure the science boffins employed by the city will be happy. Not too many municipalities can afford to spend half a million bucks on a scientific instrument. Maybe they can rent it out to lower the cost.
"The $7.2 million project — as yet unfunded — has been deemed necessary because the police have switched to Clydesdales as their horse of choice, and they’re bigger than previous breeds and need more stall space." So it seems the issue of police bloat isn't limited just to their budget, but now to their horses even!
If only 22,000 rideshares are really in play, why don't they eliminate all the licenses that are no longer in use?Why are the rideshare companies complaining about a cap when the taxi industry has always had one?I still don't get why the cost of infrastructure degradation is not figured into the cost of a rideshare license.
Good questions -- some sort of system to automatically deactivate dormant licenses seems theoretically doable.