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How Toronto voted by ward
- Thread starter King of Kensington
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nfitz
Superstar
Interesting ...
I suspect the difference is something along the lines of the margin of error in the survey.
I suspect the difference is something along the lines of the margin of error in the survey.
King of Kensington
Senior Member
At an all candidates debate, Ford said amalgamation was a failure and if elected he'd ask Queen's Park to undo it. Let's hope he follows through on this.
Glen
Senior Member
No. They are counting different things. The Toronto Employment Survey counts the number of jobs in the city proper. The other other is counting employment regardless of location.
taal
Senior Member
Hey Glen I asked a little while back but do you really think taxes (and everything that encompasses i.e. development charges and the like) are the main driving factor (i.e. accounts for 60/70+% of the issue) ... or are there other factors at play (not controlled by city / provincial i.e. government involvement) level.
I guess a simple way to answer the question - say taxes were 100% balanced inside the GTA (ignore what it would take to get there) would you eventually expect to see more office development (and jobs) in the outer 416 ?
Glen
Senior Member
Yes. The problem is that we have already missed out on a huge expansionary period. To which will will not regain, and itself encourages further commercial agglomeration in the areas in which occurred.
Outside of the tax issue Toronto was better positioned to support office type development. Even if it had taken place at the expense of industrial development, the net benefit of the increased commercial assessment base would have produced long term benefits.
taal
Senior Member
Another very unfortunate trend of late is replacing office buildings with condos i.e. demolishing or retro fitting them - some are perfectly fine and near fully occupied at the time (i.e. unlike the old Imperial Oil building).
nfitz
Superstar
The difference between them is so small though ... is there that few jobs in 905?
Glen
Senior Member
The difference is not small when population growth is taken into account. The city has more people and less jobs.
Until recently employment growth in the 905 region has grown very fast. Didi you not look at the charts in the the document I linked to?
see page 12
http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/2005/agendas/council/cc051026/pofedp2rpt/cl001.pdf
taal
Senior Member
So you said you were going to talk to Ford if he gets elected regarding this ... please report back with whatever you hear 
King of Kensington
Senior Member
And this stuff is relevant to this thread...how?
SlickFranky
Active Member
Glen is his own mobile finance thread.
adma
Superstar
Somehow, I can imagine Glen looking like Matt Damon in The Informant--y'know, boring 30/40ish guy with a moustache who looks eternally stuck in 1979...
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Towered
Senior Member
^ Haha, that's brilliant. He certainly comes across that way.
LAz
Active Member
Does anyone have an electoral map of the last election?