Councillors dare you to pay more taxes voluntarily

Turns out disrupted sleep schedules and political procrastination might not be the only products of this week’s all-night executive meeting. After several deputants insisted that they would sooner pay higher taxes than see city services cut, councillors asked the city manager to determine whether a “voluntary contribution option” could be appended to property tax forms, according to the Toronto Sun. Because the proposal is still in its early stages, we’ll withhold comment. After all, like most Sun stories, the real action is in the comments anyway. Read the entire story [Toronto Sun] »