Ever wondered what a Toronto city councillor's day is like? Councillor Josh Matlow took 680News behind the scenes of one day in his life through a live chat, Monday.You can read Matlow's posts as he headed to work at City Hall, attended various meetings, met with constituents and tackled the daily issues, on our live blog [...]
More than three months into Rob Ford’s mayoralty, left and right factions at City Hall have staked out their positions, so clearly, in fact, that a small corps of independent thinkers is making a stand in the middle. Members of the so-called “mighty” or “mushy” middle say they’re not out to form a third caucus, [...]
by Kelly Grant Josh Colle hears it all the time: “You’ve got to pick a team.” But as the rookie councillor for Ward 15 Eglinton-Lawrence sees it, reality is the other way around. The ideological teams on council have got to pick him and the handful of other councillors who’ve managed to remain independent in [...]
Few government agencies take as much flak as the Ontario Municipal Board. Planners complain that it overrules them on how cities should grow. City politicians complain that it overrides their democratic decisions. Residents groups say it steamrollers their objections when building projects threaten quiet neighbourhoods. One Toronto councillor, Josh Matlow, wants to ban the “unelected, [...]
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...
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 [...]
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 [...]
