people who camp just outside the city so as to minimize various taxes, while continuing to benefit from downtown services and attractions. I haven't got a problem with them personally.
That''s just about one of the dumbest things I've ever heard ... not to be rude ...
Where to start.
1) We pay less, quite a bit less, residential property tax then anywhere else in southern Ontario ... particularly the GTA.
- So this argument is completely meaningless.
2) A lot of our business / arts / museums / theater / sports / restaurants / the list goes on ... would not do as well (nearly as well) as they do if wasn't for the fact residents of the '905' visit downtown Toronto ... I'd rather call it donwtown GTA ... this is the case in nearly all large cities across the world.
- So we're just as dependent on them.
I think there are valid arguments to be had regarding the use of city services and who should pay for them ... the TTC, and even to a greater extent low income housing (this is the big one) are really something all of southern Ontario i.e. provincial government should fund ...
But that has nothing to do with a select individual living in the 905 (whether they share that view or not).