I'm not sure, but I thought I read somewhere that municipalities can't impose a sales tax?
That also makes a great deal of sense in terms of road wear and tear -- a heavier vehicle is much harder on a road surface than a lighter vehicle.I also like the idea (I believe someone brought it up last night, although it may have only been a tweet) to have the vehicle registration tax linked to the size/type of vehicle so a Smart Car would be taxed at a lower rate than an Escalade, for example.
Kristyn Wong-Tam? Yeah, she's really good.
Mammoliti: "i don't want to contribute to the fearmongering going on by the socialists down here. it's a socialist party down here".
What the hell? Mammoliti used to be a member of the provincial NDP and served in Bob Rae's government. Elected to the province in 1990. This is his ward! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:York_West,_Toronto.png
I think it's a no man's land after today. It's a really divided community. Biggest groups are Italians, then Punjabis and Vietnamese. I think he's milking the Italian vote to keep getting in and the new immgirants can't get involved.
Did it occur to you that others in this city don't share this view? I want good services but I also want bang for buck. We don't get this.
My street hasn't been done in several years. It's falling apart. All these so-called superior services and the city can't fix this street? And I live in a nice neighborhood. This city isn't well managed at all. We all know this. We're not addressing the underlying issue at all. Poor management/delivery of services.
But some people don't want cuts, ever and they want the rest to shoulder all costs till their grave.
That also makes a great deal of sense in terms of road wear and tear -- a heavier vehicle is much harder on a road surface than a lighter vehicle.
I know you're not being serious, but that is potentially a barrier to cycling. We should be encouraging, not discouraging cycling. A similar motion was recently made in L.A. and it was unanimously rejected on the same grounds. Getting more people onto bikes will save massive amounts of money on road maintenence. Those savings are far more considerable than any licencing fee.Yeah im for it..also makes sense if you want to ride your bikes on our streets, licence them yearly say 10-15 bucks a pop.