Much of the debate at Wednesday night’s meeting focused on the appointment of retired city councillor Case Ootes to run TCHC until a new board is elected. Ootes, who retired from council last year, served as former mayor Mel Lastman’s deputy and ran Ford’s post-election transition team. Some council members were upset that a Ford [...]
Toronto city councillors will have their first chance to wade into the Toronto Community Housing scandal this week. A vote to sweep clean the TCHC board and start the process to find new members is expected to be on the agenda when city council meets Tuesday. Seven civilian members of the TCHC board resigned last [...]
CBC.ca | Here and Now Toronto | City Agencies' Spending: Josh Matlow The continuing saga of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation took another unusual turn today with Mayor Rob Ford considering privatizing the public housing agency. Earlier this week, the city's auditor found TCHC had wasted $200-thousand on luxury items for employees...
Josh Matlow, City Hall Diary City council meetings can often seem more like a schoolyard brawl than a mature exercise in democracy. But what happens when a city councillor becomes a schoolyard bully? Most public schools in Toronto have strict codes of conduct for their students. City council also has a set of rules that [...]
Dear residents, You may of heard about the City of Toronto’s Auditor General’s report on employee expense spending and a dearth of financial oversight at the Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) – an arms length corporation of the City. I’m sending you the following articles, along with the reports attached below, for your information. I [...]
For months, the Toronto Community Housing Corporation has been spoken of in hushed tones as the likely source of the city’s next spending scandal, and Auditor-General Jeffrey Griffiths’ report on procurement and staff spending policies, released Monday, did not disappoint on that front. On every other front, it’s not just very bad — it’s very [...]
The CEO of Toronto Community Housing Corporation says she is "shocked and appalled" by some of the staff expenses uncovered by the city's auditor general. Spending by staff at the housing corporation — the largest social housing provider in North America — included almost $2,000 for manicures and pedicures at a local spa for eight [...]
For your information, City of Toronto Auditor General's Jeff Griffiths’ report on TCHC staff expenditures and the report on procurement issues (.pdf).
The following are the Ward 22 highlights from the past month for your information. I will be archiving past updates soon at www.joshmatlow.ca for your reference. Community Budget Consultation On February 17th, I hosted a Town Hall Meeting on the 2011 City of Toronto budget at the North Toronto Memorial Community Centre to hear from our community and to [...]
Josh Matlow, a Toronto city councillor and former school trustee, praised the Ontario government initiative to educate students about managing money. By Kate Allen The province is set to unveil a new, multi-million dollar program on Monday aimed at teaching kids how to manage money. Aimed at students in grades 4 through 12, the Ministry [...]
