Structural unemployment and lower wages for unskilled labour. Toronto's economic health depends on keeping the cost of business down. 401 cited as one of the busiest highways on earth. Significant pressures on public transit. This is critical.
New responsibilities demand new dollars.
Need more fiscal and legislative capacity to meet responsibilities. Intergovernmental relations shifted from the inter-municipal focus prior to amalgamation. Focused on relations with regional and senior levels of government. New linkages and partnerships need to be forged and maintained. GTSB provides one such example.