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IT’S TIME FOR CHANGE IN OUR CITIES
Did you know that over 80% of people in Canada and around the world live in cities. Our cities and communities face many challenges. Probably the most significant challenge results from the ever-growing mismatch between community needs, growing program and financial resources and skewed government priorities. Municipalities are cash-strapped, getting just eight cents of every dollar raised in taxes in Canada, and as a result our public services and communities are at risk. Over the past couple of years, we have felt the impact of cut backs resulting from tax breaks for corporations, funding cuts, and the pressure is on to turn to privatization as the solution. But privatized services inevitably mean less quality and in the long run cost cities and all of us more. {more…}
