Canadian Cities Are Being Strangled

Royson James looks at how Canadian cities are being harmed by 'downloading' from provincial governments.

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February 1, 2002, 11:00 AM PST

"Canadian cities are being hammered. They are forced to choose between diminished services or tax hikes, even as senior governments promote themselves as tax-cutters and pile up budget surpluses... Toronto's cries are resonating across the country as cities fight back against a well-practised strategy of the federal and provincial governments, namely, the dumping of costs down to municipalities."

Thanks to Chris DeWolf

FULL STORY: Canadian cities hammered by downloading

Wednesday, January 16, 2002 in The Toronto Star

Community / Economic Development United States

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