Olivia Chow Calls For Review of MPAC

Published: July 11, 2023, 5:05 p.m.

Libby Znaimer is joined by Charles Sousa, Liberal MP for Mississauga-Lakeshore, Peggy Nash, the former NDP Member of Parliament for Parkdale\u2014High Park and Janet Ecker, a former Ontario PC MPP and Minister of Finance.\n\nPrime Minister Justin Trudeau has headed to Lithuania for the NATO Summit. He has promised that Ottawa will increase Canada's contributions to NATO's mission in Latvia but it will take another three years to do so. And, is Canada falling behind on defense spending as part of the alliance? Meanwhile, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is in Winnipeg as part of the Premiers meeting that will include discussions on healthcare and the economy among other key issues. And, today is the last for Olivia as mayor-elect. Tomorrow, she is officially sworn in as the mayor.\n----\nCHOW CALLS FOR REVIEW OF MPAC\n\nLibby Znaimer is now joined by Councillor James Pasternak for Ward 6 York Centre and Councillor Brad Bradford for Beaches East York.\n\nToday: Mayor-elect Olivia Chow is calling for a review of\xa0 the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) in the aftermath of a Toronto Star investigation this week.\n----\nA TRAPPED TUNNEL DIGGING MACHINE IS DEEPENING TORONTO'S FINANCIAL HOLE\n\nLibby Znaimer is now joined by Councillor Gord Perks for Parkdale-High Park.\n\nA tunnel digging machine currently stuck underneath Old Mill Road could cost the City of Toronto $25 million to recover. It first went underground in the Spring of 2022 but got stuck near the exit shaft as it worked on creating a 282 metre tunnel to north of Bloor Street. But are taxpayers expected to foot the bill for it?\n\nListen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!