Critics are slamming a “rain tax” Toronto is proposing to impose on homeowners. Newsweek reported.
What are the details?
The magazine reported that city officials are proposing to impose a “stormwater fee” on homeowners based on the extent to which their home’s wastewater impacts the storm sewer system, which would force citizens to use their property rather than He added that this is an attempt to encourage people to keep grass and plants planted in the area. than outdoor paved area.
Newsweek, citing Toronto officials, said the fee would be determined based on each property’s hard surface area, including roofs, driveways, parking lots and other concrete landscaping.
“Stormwater is rain and melted snow. If not absorbed by the ground, rainwater runs off hard surfaces onto roads, flows through storm drains, and flows through a network of pipes into local waterways,” the City of Toronto said. Website According to Newsweek magazine: “In an urbanized area like Toronto, there’s a lot of hard ground. […] Too much rainwater can overwhelm the city’s sewer system, flooding basements and impacting surface water quality in Toronto’s rivers, streams and Lake Ontario waters. ”
The proposal has prompted irritated reactions from Donald Trump Jr. and others.
Newsweek reported that Warren Kinsella, founder of political campaign strategy firm Daisy Consulting Group, toronto sun. Mr. Kinsella began his article with a nine-word attack: “Rain tax. Seriously, they want to tax rain.”
Canadian MP Kevin Vuong echoed Kinsella’s words in a similarly critical social media post.
The city of Toronto is consulting the public on the proposed charges until April 30, the magazine said, adding that a report on the results of the public consultation is expected to be released this summer.
If that’s not enough…
Earlier this month, Toronto police faced an intense backlash after instructing residents to leave their car keys at their doorsteps so that thieves could steal them, to reduce the risk of people being assaulted for their car keys inside their homes. I was visited.
“To prevent a potential home attack, leave your cell phone at the front door because they will be breaking into your home to steal your car. They don’t want anything else,” the police source said. Many of them who are making arrests have guns, and they’re not toy guns. They’re real guns. They’re loaded.”
(H/T: not a bee)
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