Toronto's mayor has been meeting with the CEOs of some of Canada's largest companies to discuss how to get workers back in the office at least four days a week
How well do you know Toronto and Ontario politics? Do you know who Olivia Chow, former NDP MP and wife of the late Jack Layton, is? Do you remember who our last mayors were (Milquetoast do-nothing Rogers board member, preceded by a brash, know-nothing crack smoking populist whose remaining brother is currently the provincial Premier)? Both of the previous mayors were chroncially shortchanging the City I love while pretending everything is fine.
If Chow is no different than these two, we’re truly hosed.
"While I share their desire for a downtown recovery, when it comes to returning to in-office work, it’s up to employers and workers to determine what’s best.
My goal as Mayor is to help create a city that is vibrant and dynamic. We do that by building more affordable housing close to where people work, and working to fix transit and congestion so that your commute isn’t a chore. So that you have the flexibility to return to the office if it makes sense for you."
That being said, I wasn’t expecting “9-5ers propping financial core real-estate investments is good for Toronto” from Olivia Chow of all people.
I got an email response from her office stating the same thing, she backpedaled on it a bit because what I read in the email I got wasn’t like what this article stated. I imagine she got quite a bit of flack on this one.
How well do you know Toronto and Ontario politics? Do you know who Olivia Chow, former NDP MP and wife of the late Jack Layton, is? Do you remember who our last mayors were (Milquetoast do-nothing Rogers board member, preceded by a brash, know-nothing crack smoking populist whose remaining brother is currently the provincial Premier)? Both of the previous mayors were chroncially shortchanging the City I love while pretending everything is fine.
If Chow is no different than these two, we’re truly hosed.
It seems like she’s backpedaled a little from this on Twitter:
https://x.com/MayorOliviaChow/status/1800655717927354683
"While I share their desire for a downtown recovery, when it comes to returning to in-office work, it’s up to employers and workers to determine what’s best.
My goal as Mayor is to help create a city that is vibrant and dynamic. We do that by building more affordable housing close to where people work, and working to fix transit and congestion so that your commute isn’t a chore. So that you have the flexibility to return to the office if it makes sense for you."
That being said, I wasn’t expecting “9-5ers propping financial core real-estate investments is good for Toronto” from Olivia Chow of all people.
I got an email response from her office stating the same thing, she backpedaled on it a bit because what I read in the email I got wasn’t like what this article stated. I imagine she got quite a bit of flack on this one.